Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

28specifications compared
14differ
14identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
RAID levels
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:3
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of 870-G45, P55A-GD55
52 specifications	A MSI 870-G45 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870-G45 View product	B MSI P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55A-GD55 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 GT/s
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
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	6
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
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8131M	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	PCI-E GbLAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828S	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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