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ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX vs ASUS F2A55-M LK2

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 32identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 has 1 more DirectX version than the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (11 vs 10). The ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS F2A55-M LK2 (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX, AMD on the ASUS F2A55-M LK2. Processor socket: BGA 1023 on the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX, Socket FM2 on the ASUS F2A55-M LK2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:Intel
    • F2A55-M LK2:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:BGA 1023
    • F2A55-M LK2:Socket FM2
  • Compatible processor series
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:Intel® Celeron® M
    • F2A55-M LK2:AMD A
  • Memory slots type
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SO-DIMM
    • F2A55-M LK2:DIMM
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1066,1333 MHz
    • F2A55-M LK2:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:16 GB
    • F2A55-M LK2:32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
    • F2A55-M LK2:SATA
  • Graphics card family
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:Intel
    • F2A55-M LK2:AMD

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Comparison of C8HM70-I/HDMI, F2A55-M LK2
90 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1023Socket FM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron® MAMD A
Maximum number of SMP processors11
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one847Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphics3 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyDiffersIntelAMD
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers2048 x 1536 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
OpenGL versionKnown for one4.1Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers1011
Discrete graphics supportYesYes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers10
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers31
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111FRealtek RTL8111F
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® HM70 ExpressAMD A55 FCH
Audio chipRealtek ALC887-VDRealtek ALC887-VD
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for oneActiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots version2.02.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-xUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170.2 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers170.2 mm173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source

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