Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX vs ASUS MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0

48specifications compared
26differ
22identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:Intel
Processor socket
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2250 MHz
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:64 GB
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:SATA II
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:SATA
On-board graphics card
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Yes
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:2

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Comparison of F1A55-M/CSM, MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0
71 specifications	A ASUS F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model F1A55-M/CSM View product	B ASUS MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM1	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD E2	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2250 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 6000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
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 quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	6	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
Power source type	ATX	ATX
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	213 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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