Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD vs MSI P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

36specifications compared
17differ
19identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:AMD
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of SATA connectors
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:5
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:6
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:1
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:1
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:1
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD:1
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of 785GM-E65, P55-GD80
49 specifications	A MSI 785GM-E65 motherboard AMD Model 785GM-E65 View product	B MSI P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD80 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 1+0, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	6	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111DL	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 785G	Intel® P55
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	IDE	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATAII	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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