Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 785GM-E51 AMD vs MSI P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

37specifications compared
20differ
17identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 785GM-E51 AMD:AMD
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 785GM-E51 AMD:Socket AM3
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
RAID levels
- 785GM-E51 AMD:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- 785GM-E51 AMD:3
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- 785GM-E51 AMD:5
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 785GM-E51 AMD:6
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
eSATA ports quantity
- 785GM-E51 AMD:1
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- 785GM-E51 AMD:1
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2

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Comparison of 785GM-E51, P55-CD53
43 specifications	A MSI 785GM-E51 AMD Model 785GM-E51 View product	B MSI P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-CD53 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4	Intel® Core™ i5
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Internal memory	0 GB	0 GB
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Networkidentical
Networking features	Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 785G	Intel® P55
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon HD 4200	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	On-Board: 1 x Front panel 1 x Serial port 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x Parallel port 1 x OC Switch	On-Board: 1 x Front panel 1 x Serial port 1 x Parallel port 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x Power button 1 x OC switch 2 x Base Clock Control Buttons

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