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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX vs ASUS Maximus VI Impact

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 23identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II
    • SATA III
  • Maximum resolution
    • 2560 x 1600 pixels
    • 4096 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 4
    • 0

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81 specifications
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ASUS

A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX

Model A55M-E

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B

ASUS

Maximus VI ImpactView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD AIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD
Maximum resolutionDiffers2560 x 1600 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers41
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers04
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers04
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I217-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A55 FCHIntel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887-VD
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 x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers32 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one1
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one2
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one1

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