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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G1-SNIPER-5 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Extended ATX

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 20identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II
    • SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 10
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 4
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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A

ASUS

A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX

Model A55M-E

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-G1-SNIPER-5 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Extended ATX

Model GA-G1-SNIPER-5

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD AIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers010
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one9
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers06
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers02
DVI-D ports quantity00
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical out11
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros Killer E2201
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXExtended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A55 FCHIntel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887-VD
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 8
Audio output channelsKnown for one5.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers32 Mbit256 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm264 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
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
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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