Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX vs MSI H61M-P22 (B3)

47specifications compared
21differ
26identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
- H61M-P22 (B3):Intel
Processor socket
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
- H61M-P22 (B3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
- H61M-P22 (B3):2
Supported memory clock speeds
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2250 MHz
- H61M-P22 (B3):1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:64 GB
- H61M-P22 (B3):16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
- H61M-P22 (B3):3
Number of SATA II connectors
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:6
- H61M-P22 (B3):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2
- H61M-P22 (B3):0

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Comparison of F1A55-M/CSM, H61M-P22 (B3)
79 specifications	A ASUS F1A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model F1A55-M/CSM View product	B MSI H61M-P22 (B3)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
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
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
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8105E
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
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
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	195 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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