Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

32specifications compared
11differ
21identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
Motherboard form factor
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ATX
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
PCI Express x16 slots
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
PCI slots
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P55-CD53, P55M-GD45
48 specifications	A MSI P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-CD53 View product	B MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P55M-GD45 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	0 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	215 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	234 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
I/O portsKnown for one	On-Board: 1 x Front panel 1 x Serial port 1 x Parallel port 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x Power button 1 x OC switch 2 x Base Clock Control Buttons	Unknown — not stated by the source

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