Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A55BM-PLUS AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs ASUS A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX

Key differences

RAID levels
- A55BM-PLUS AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- A55BM-PLUS AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:8
Motherboard chipset
- A55BM-PLUS AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD A55 FCH
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD A88X
BIOS type
- A55BM-PLUS AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX:UEFI AMI
- A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:UEFI

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Comparison of A55BM-PLUS, A88XM-PLUS
67 specifications	A ASUS A55BM-PLUS AMD A55 FCH Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A55BM-PLUS View product	B ASUS A88XM-PLUS AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A88XM-PLUS View product
Memoryidentical
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55 FCH	AMD A88X
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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