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MSI H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI P45C Neo-FIR

22specifications compared
9differ
13identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- P45C Neo-FIR:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
- P45C Neo-FIR:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
- P45C Neo-FIR:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- P45C Neo-FIR:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
- P45C Neo-FIR:1
Motherboard form factor
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P45C Neo-FIR:ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- P45C Neo-FIR:2
Width
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:244 mm
- P45C Neo-FIR:0 mm

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Comparison of H55M-P31, P45C Neo-FIR
42 specifications	A MSI H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model H55M-P31 View product	B MSI P45C Neo-FIR View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	0 mm
DepthDiffers	240 mm	0 mm
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported

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