Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Maximum internal memory
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:6
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of 770T-C45, P55-DGD65
43 specifications	A MSI 770T-C45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model 770T-C45 View product	B MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-DGD65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	Intel® P55
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC889 / ALC885	Unknown — not stated by the source

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