Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A55BM-A/USB3 AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs MSI CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A55BM-A/USB3 AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A55BM-A/USB3 AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- A55BM-A/USB3 AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds
- A55BM-A/USB3 AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A55BM-A/USB3 AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA II
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
RAID levels
- A55BM-A/USB3 AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of SATA III connectors
- A55BM-A/USB3 AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A55BM-A/USB3 AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of A55BM-A/USB3, CSM-H87M-G43
69 specifications	A ASUS A55BM-A/USB3 AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A55BM-A/USB3 View product	B MSI CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-H87M-G43 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55 FCH	Intel® H87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	Realtek ALC892
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	244 mm
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Crossfire
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Other featuresidentical
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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