Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

30specifications compared
12differ
18identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
USB 2.0 connectors
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:3
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:0
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
LAN controller
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8111D(L)
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:PCI-E GbLAN
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:10/100/1000
Audio chip
- 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC889
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek ALC892

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Comparison of 870-C45, 870U-G55
41 specifications	A MSI 870-C45 AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model 870-C45 View product	B MSI 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 870U-G55 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111D(L)	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	PCI-E GbLAN	10/100/1000
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	225 mm

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