Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition vs MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

17specifications compared
8differ
9identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition:AMD
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition:Socket AM3
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of SATA connectors
- 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition:8
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition:9
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition:2
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition:1
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition:0
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition:0
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition, P55-GD65
36 specifications	A MSI 790FX-GD70 Winki Edition View product	B MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111D(L)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet MAC / PHY	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	304 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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