Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 26identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:AMD
    • GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
  • Number of memory slots
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:2
    • GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH 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-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:SATA II
    • GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:Not supported
    • GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
  • Graphics card family
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:AMD
    • GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
  • Maximum resolution
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:2560 x 1600 pixels
    • GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • A55M-E motherboard AMD A55 FCH micro ATX:4
    • GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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86 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD AIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics3 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyDiffersAMDIntel
Maximum resolutionDiffers2560 x 1600 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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 connectorsDiffers06
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel 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
Chassis intrusion 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 quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A55 FCHIntel® Q87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887-VDRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers32 Mbit64 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm244 mm
Other features1 differ
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers13
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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