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

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 29identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS 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 PLUS has 1 more DirectX version than the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (11 vs 10). The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX, AMD on the ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS. 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 PLUS.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:Intel
    • F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:BGA 1023
    • F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:Socket FM2
  • Compatible processor series
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:Intel® Celeron® M
    • F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:AMD A
  • Memory slots type
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SO-DIMM
    • F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:DIMM
  • Maximum internal memory
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:16 GB
    • F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
    • F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:SATA II
  • Maximum resolution
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:2048 x 1536 pixels
    • F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:2560 x 1600 pixels
  • DirectX version
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:10
    • F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:11

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94 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1023Socket FM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron® MAMD A
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one847Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA II
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphics2 differ
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2048 MB
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers16
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
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
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
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® HM70 ExpressAMD A55 FCH
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887-VDRealtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for oneActiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
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 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers170.2 mm208 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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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