Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F1A55-M AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX vs MSI H61M-P25 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

45specifications compared
20differ
25identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- F1A55-M AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
- H61M-P25 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- F1A55-M AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
- H61M-P25 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- F1A55-M AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
- H61M-P25 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- F1A55-M AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2200 MHz
- H61M-P25 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- F1A55-M AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:64 GB
- H61M-P25 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
On-board graphics card
- F1A55-M AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Yes
- H61M-P25 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- F1A55-M AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
- H61M-P25 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- F1A55-M AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:6
- H61M-P25 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of F1A55-M, H61M-P25
65 specifications	A ASUS F1A55-M AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model F1A55-M View product	B MSI H61M-P25 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P25 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM1	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2200 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 6000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hybrid CrossFireX
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 32Bit
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	195 mm
DepthDiffers	244 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 features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	AMD A55 FCH	SATA 3Gb/s

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