Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

29specifications compared
7differ
22identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

eSATA ports quantity
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Networking features
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Gb LAN
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Audio chip
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek ALC892
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek ALC889
PCI Express x1 slots
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Width
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:230 mm
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:305 mm
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:230 mm

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Comparison of P55A-G55, P55A-GD55
54 specifications	A MSI P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55A-G55 View product	B MSI P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55A-GD55 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 GT/s
Memoryidentical
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresDiffers	Gb LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	230 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATAII/SATAIII	Unknown — not stated by the source

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