Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

26specifications compared
6differ
20identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
PS/2 ports quantity
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
PCI Express x1 slots
- 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2

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Comparison of 870A-G54, H55-G43
43 specifications	A MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870A-G54 View product	B MSI H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model H55-G43 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	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
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889
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
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230 mm
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source

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