Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)

43specifications compared
17differ
26identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):Socket FM2
Number of memory slots
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:3
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA II connectors
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):4
Number of SATA connectors
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:8
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):0

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Comparison of A88XM-PLUS/CSM, GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)
67 specifications	A ASUS A88XM-PLUS/CSM motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A88XM-PLUS/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	Socket FM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	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	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A88X	AMD A55
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	234 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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