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ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 vs MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 22identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (2 vs 1). The MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0, Intel on the MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX. Processor socket: Socket FM1 on the ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:AMD
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:Socket FM1
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:32 GB
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:SATA II
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:2
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:0
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • F1A55-M LX3 R2.0:0
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2

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Comparison of F1A55-M LX3 R2.0, Z77IA-E53
82 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket FM1LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD A, AMD E2Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers42
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0+HS
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A55 FCHIntel Z77
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOC Genie II
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers186 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Z77
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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