Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX

41specifications compared
15differ
26identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
Supported memory clock speeds
- B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA
Number of SATA III connectors
- B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:4

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Comparison of B85M-GAMER, F2A85-M2
72 specifications	A ASUS B85M-GAMER Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-GAMER View product	B ASUS F2A85-M2 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX Model F2A85-M2 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket FM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	AMD A85X
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	4.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	233 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	206 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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