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
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 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	10
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
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
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

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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