Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

49specifications compared
21differ
28identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory clock speeds
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA II
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2048 MB
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
Parallel processing technology support
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:Not supported
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card family
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Maximum resolution
- A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2560 x 1600 pixels
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels

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Comparison of A55M-A/USB3, GA-Q87M-D2H
86 specifications	A ASUS A55M-A/USB3 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX Model A55M-A/USB3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-Q87M-D2H View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics4 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	0
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel® Q87
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	236 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	188 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	3
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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