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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
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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
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
Graphics cardDiffers	Radeon HD 6000	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Internal I/O3 differ
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
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
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel B75
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
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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