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ASUS A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX vs ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 25identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:AMD
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:Intel
  • Number of memory slots
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:2
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:4
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:SATA II
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:SATA III
  • Maximum resolution
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:2560 x 1600 pixels
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:4096 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:4
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:0
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:0
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:10
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:4
    • MAXIMUS VI FORMULA:0

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85 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD AIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 GT/s
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum resolutionDiffers2560 x 1600 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMDUnknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one11Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers010
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers06
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® I217-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A55 FCHIntel® Z87
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 8Windows 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
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887-VDUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers32 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a5.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceROG GAMEFIRST II ROG RAMDisk ROG CPU-Z ROG Mem TweakIt Kaspersky Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ASUS WebStorage ASUS Utilities
Other features2 differ
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers24
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers17
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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