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ASUS F1A55-M LX3 vs MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

42specifications compared
17differ
25identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS F1A55-M LX3 (4 vs 2). The MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS F1A55-M LX3 (1 vs 0). The MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS F1A55-M LX3 (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS F1A55-M LX3, Intel on the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket FM1 on the ASUS F1A55-M LX3, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- F1A55-M LX3:AMD
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- F1A55-M LX3:Socket FM1
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- F1A55-M LX3:2
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Supported storage drive interfaces
- F1A55-M LX3:SATA II
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card
- F1A55-M LX3:Radeon HD 6000
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:HD Graphics
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- F1A55-M LX3:0
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- F1A55-M LX3:0
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- F1A55-M LX3:4
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5

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Comparison of F1A55-M LX3, B75MA-P45
64 specifications	A ASUS F1A55-M LX3 View product	B MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-P45 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM1	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A, AMD E2	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics cardDiffers	Radeon HD 6000	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX version	11	11
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel B75
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	256 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	225 mm
DepthDiffers	186 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD A55 FCH	Unknown — not stated by the source

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