Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX vs ASUS H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

54specifications compared
18differ
36identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:32 GB
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2048 MB
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1696 MB
Maximum resolution
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2560 x 1600 pixels
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2048 x 1536 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of A55M-A/USB3, H61M-C
72 specifications	A ASUS A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX Model A55M-A/USB3 View product	B ASUS H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-C 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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1696 MB
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel® H61
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	236 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	188 mm	178 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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