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
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	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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