Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

40specifications compared
22differ
18identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD E2
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® Celeron®
Number of memory slots
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2250 MHz
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:6
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of F1A55-M/CSM, GA-H61M-DS2
71 specifications	A ASUS F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model F1A55-M/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-DS2 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM1	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD E2	Intel® Celeron®
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	800,1066,1333 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
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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/O2 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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
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 quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	2
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	174 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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