Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A55BM-K AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs ASUS AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX

39specifications compared
13differ
26identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- A55BM-K AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:Socket AM1
Compatible processor series
- A55BM-K AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD A
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Memory channels
- A55BM-K AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Dual-channel
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:Single-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- A55BM-K AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A55BM-K AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- A55BM-K AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- A55BM-K AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- A55BM-K AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX:1

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Comparison of A55BM-K, AM1I-A
63 specifications	A ASUS A55BM-K AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A55BM-K View product	B ASUS AM1I-A Socket AM1 mini ITX Model AM1I-A View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	Socket AM1
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Memory2 differ
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Single-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	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
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111G	Realtek 8111GR
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD A55 FCH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887-VD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
ACPI versionDiffers	4.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB

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