Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F1A55-M LX R2.0 vs MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA

44specifications compared
25differ
19identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA has 6 more memory slots than the ASUS F1A55-M LX R2.0 (8 vs 2). The MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA has 96 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS F1A55-M LX R2.0 (128 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS F1A55-M LX R2.0 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA (3 vs 2). Only the ASUS F1A55-M LX R2.0 has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS F1A55-M LX R2.0, Intel on the MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA.

Processor manufacturer
- F1A55-M LX R2.0:AMD
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:Intel
Processor socket
- F1A55-M LX R2.0:Socket FM1
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor series
- F1A55-M LX R2.0:AMD A, AMD E2
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:Intel® Core™ i7
Number of memory slots
- F1A55-M LX R2.0:2
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:8
Memory channels
- F1A55-M LX R2.0:Dual-channel
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:Quad-channel
Maximum internal memory
- F1A55-M LX R2.0:32 GB
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:128 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- F1A55-M LX R2.0:SATA II
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels
- F1A55-M LX R2.0:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:0, 1, 5, 10

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Comparison of F1A55-M LX R2.0, X79A-GD65 8D FA
80 specifications	A ASUS F1A55-M LX R2.0 View product	B MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM1	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A, AMD E2	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	8
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2250 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	128 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu	3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 6000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA 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
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel X79
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	5
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x1, 1x4, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	213 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
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 softwareKnown for one	ASUS utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD A55 FCH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	3	4

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