Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 870A Fuzion vs MSI P55A Fuzion

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Comparison of 870A Fuzion, P55A Fuzion
36 specifications	A MSI 870A Fuzion View product	B MSI P55A Fuzion 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
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	8	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	243 mm
Depth	305 mm	305 mm
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0

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