Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Big Bang-Trinergy vs MSI P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

30specifications compared
14differ
16identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- Big Bang-Trinergy:10
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Big Bang-Trinergy:8
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Big Bang-Trinergy:2
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- Big Bang-Trinergy:2
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Big Bang-Trinergy:1
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
LAN controller
- Big Bang-Trinergy:Realtek RTL8111DL
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking features
- Big Bang-Trinergy:Gigabit Ethernet
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps
Motherboard form factor
- Big Bang-Trinergy:ATX
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of Big Bang-Trinergy, P55M-GD41
45 specifications	A MSI Big Bang-Trinergy View product	B MSI P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P55M-GD41 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Memoryidentical
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	800,1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	10	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111DL	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	235 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	1x IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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