Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX vs MSI H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

40specifications compared
16differ
24identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
On-board graphics card
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Yes
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GF615M-P31, H55M-E21
62 specifications	A MSI GF615M-P31 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GF615M-P31 View product	B MSI H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model H55M-E21 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7025	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8105E	Realtek RTL8105E
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	NVIDIA nForce 630a	Intel® H55
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	nForce 630a	Unknown — not stated by the source

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