Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

20specifications compared
5differ
15identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
eSATA ports quantity
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
Motherboard form factor
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ATX
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P55-GD65, P55M-GD45
42 specifications	A MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD65 View product	B MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P55M-GD45 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan 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
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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

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