Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

50specifications compared
17differ
33identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:32 GB
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Graphics card family
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Number of SATA II connectors
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
LAN controller
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111G
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Atheros AR8151

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Comparison of A55BM-E, GA-H61M-S2P
73 specifications	A ASUS A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A55BM-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2P View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111G	Atheros AR8151
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55 FCH	Intel® H61
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supported	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	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
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	4.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	231 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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