Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs MSI CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

34specifications compared
18differ
16identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:32 GB
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of A55BM-E, CSM-H81M-P32
73 specifications	A ASUS A55BM-E AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A55BM-E View product	B MSI CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-H81M-P32 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®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	2
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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55 FCH	Intel® H81
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	8 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	4.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	231 mm	228 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	243 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

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