Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A88X-PRO AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)

40specifications compared
20differ
20identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- A88X-PRO AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):Socket FM2
Number of memory slots
- A88X-PRO AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX:4
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A88X-PRO AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX:SATA III
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- A88X-PRO AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX:4
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA II connectors
- A88X-PRO AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX:0
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A88X-PRO AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX:2
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- A88X-PRO AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX:4
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):0
eSATA ports quantity
- A88X-PRO AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX:2
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):0

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Comparison of A88X-PRO, GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)
63 specifications	A ASUS A88X-PRO AMD A88X Socket FM2+ ATX Model A88X-PRO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	Socket FM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2250,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A88X	AMD A55
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	174 mm

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