Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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	A MSI H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model H55M-E33 View product	B MSI P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P55M-GD41 View product
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111DL	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	240 mm	235 mm

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