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MSI H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 24identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
  • LAN controller
    • H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111D(L)
  • Audio chip
    • H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of H55M-E33, P55M-GD41
39 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectors66
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers610
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111DLRealtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking features10/100/1000 Mbps10/100/1000 Mbps
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slots11
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers240 mm235 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes

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