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 clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
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
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
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
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	AMD A85X
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
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
ACPI versionDiffers	4.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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