Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 vs MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

38specifications compared
19differ
19identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 has 30 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (32 GB vs 2 GB). The ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 has 4 more SATA II connectors than the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 0). The ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0, Intel on the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket FM1 on the ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:AMD
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:Socket FM1
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory types
- F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:DDR3-SDRAM
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:DDR-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:32 GB
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:SATA II
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Parallel ATA, SATA
RAID levels
- F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1
Number of SATA II connectors
- F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:4
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA connectors
- F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:4
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of F1A55-M LX3 R2.0, 915PM-ILR
71 specifications	A ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 View product	B MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 915PM-ILR View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM1	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A, AMD E2	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	2 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 V
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 Gbit/s
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	Parallel ATA, SATA
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8110C
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55 FCH	Intel® 915P Express
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH6
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	186 mm	245 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
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA/150
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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