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 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
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
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
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
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
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111G	Atheros AR8151
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55 FCH	Intel® H61
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 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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