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Brand
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Gigabyte | MSI | ||
Product name
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P55-UD4 | 970A-G46 | ||
Product code
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GA-P55-UD4 | 7693-020R | ||
Date
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07/24/2009 | 02/03/2012 | ||
| Details | Product info | Product info | ||
Lowest price
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— | $78.99 | ||
Average price
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— | $82.74 | ||
| Processor / Chipset / Memory | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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Form factor
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ATX | ATX | ||
Supported processor(s)
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Intel Core i5 / i7 | |||
CPU socket
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Socket 1156 | Socket AM3+ | ||
Memory type
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DDR3 | DDR3 | ||
Memory rating |
Memory rating
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DDR3-1333 | ||
Module type
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DIMM | |||
Number of memory channels
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2 | |||
Chipset
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Intel P55 | AMD 970 | ||
ATI Crossfire compatible
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Nvidia SLI compatible
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SLI Memory / EPP compatible
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Intel XMP compatible |
Intel XMP compatible
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Maximum internal memory
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16 GB | 32 GB |
| Integrated graphics card | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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D-Sub (VGA) output
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DVI connector
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HDMI output
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DisplayPort output
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| Expansion slots | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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PCI Express x16 slots
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2 | 2 | ||
PCI-Express x8 slots
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0 | |||
PCI Express x4 slots
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0 | |||
PCI Express x1 slots
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3 | 2 | ||
Available lanes for all PCI-Express x16 slots |
Available lanes for all PCI-Express x16 slots
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16 | ||
AGP slots
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0 | |||
PCI slots
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2 | 2 | ||
DDR DIMM slots
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0 | |||
DDR2 DIMM slots
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0 | |||
DDR2 SODIMM-slots
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0 | |||
DDR3 DIMM slots
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4 |
| Connectivity | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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USB 2.0 - Total
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14 | |||
USB 2.0 - Back connectors
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10 | 6 | ||
USB 3.0 - Back connectors
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2 | |||
IEEE 1394
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TI TSB43AB23 | |||
IEEE 1394 - Back connectors
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1 | 0 | ||
Bluetooth
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| Audio | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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On-board audio - Channels
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7.1 | 7.1 | ||
On-board audio - Codec chip
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Realtek ALC888 | Realtek ALC892 | ||
Onboard audio - Codec type
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HDA | HDA | ||
S/PDIF input
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S/PDIF output
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Dolby Digital Live |
Dolby Digital Live
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DTS Connect |
DTS Connect
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| LAN | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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Number of network connections
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1 | 1 | ||
LAN - Chip
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Realtek RTL8111D | Realtek RTL8111E | ||
LAN - Speed
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1,000 Mbit/s | 1,000 Mbit/s | ||
LAN 2 - Chip
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Realtek RTL8111E | |||
LAN 2 - Speed
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0 Mbit/s | |||
WLAN - Chip
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| Storage | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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Parallel ATA connectors
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1 | 0 | ||
Serial ATA connectors (total)
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8 | 6 | ||
Serial ATA II connectors
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0 | |||
Serial ATA III connectors
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6 | |||
eSATA connectors
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2 | 0 | ||
Extra PATA (RAID) controller
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JMicron JMB363 | |||
Extra SATA (RAID) controller
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JMicron JMB363 + JMicron JMB362 | |||
RAID 0 support
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RAID 1 support
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RAID 5 support
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| Cooling / Overclocking | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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Fan connectors
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5 | |||
Temperature controlled fan speed |
Temperature controlled fan speed
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Chipset cooler
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Passive | |||
CPU power phases
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10 | |||
Maximum FSB frequency
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1,200 MHz | |||
CPU voltage tweaking (maximum)
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1.9 V | |||
Memory voltage tweaking (maximum)
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2.6 V | |||
North bridge / PCH voltage tweaking (maximum)
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2 V | |||
Multiplier changeable
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PCI clock frequency changeable
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PCI Express clock frequency changeable
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Heatsinks on voltage regulators
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CPU Turbo Modus on/off switching
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HyperThreading on/off switching
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Cores on/off switching
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| Other | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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Power supply connector
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24 pins | |||
Onboard speaker
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100% Solid Capacitors
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BIOS type
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Phoenix Award 6.00 | |||
Dual BIOS
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Boot menu in BIOS
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Flash software in BIOS
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BIOS profiles |
BIOS profiles
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Problem diagnosis |
Problem diagnosis
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On-board Power / Reset switch
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On-board Clear CMOS switch
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Trusted Platform Module
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| Benchmarks (Core i7 870, GeForce GTS 250, Win7 x64) | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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SiSoft Sandra 2009 - CPU - Dhrystone
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78.14 Gips | |||
SiSoft Sandra 2009 - CPU - Whetstone
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62 GFlops | |||
SiSoft Sandra 2009 - Memory Bandwidth
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15.5 GB/s | |||
Cinebench 10
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18,945 | |||
3DMark Vantage
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8,152 | |||
Power consumption - Idle
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76.9 W | |||
Power consumption - Load - Cinebench 10 (max.)
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198 W | |||
Power consumption - Load - 3DMark Vantage (max.)
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224 W |
| Audio test | Gigabyte P55-UD... | MSI 970A-G46 | ||
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Frequency response [+]
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0.09 dB | |||
Frequency response [-]
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0.12 dB | |||
Noise level |
Noise level
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86.7 dB(A) | ||
Dynamic range |
Dynamic range
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87.1 dB(A) | ||
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
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0.0062 % | |||
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) + Noise
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0.042 % | |||
Stereo crosstalk |
Stereo crosstalk
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84.4 dB | ||
IMD+N (Swept frequency)
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0.035 % |

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