Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F1A55 R2.0 vs GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH

37specifications compared
16differ
21identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F1A55 R2.0 has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH (64 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS F1A55 R2.0 has 2 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH (6 vs 4). The ASUS F1A55 R2.0 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS F1A55 R2.0, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH. Processor socket: Socket FM1 on the ASUS F1A55 R2.0, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH.

Processor manufacturer
- F1A55 R2.0:AMD
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:Intel
Processor socket
- F1A55 R2.0:Socket FM1
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- F1A55 R2.0:1066,1333,1866,2250 MHz
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- F1A55 R2.0:64 GB
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- F1A55 R2.0:SATA II
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- F1A55 R2.0:2-Way CrossFireX
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:2-Way SLI
Number of SATA II connectors
- F1A55 R2.0:6
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- F1A55 R2.0:6
- GA-Z77MX-D3H TH:4

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Comparison of F1A55 R2.0, GA-Z77MX-D3H TH
76 specifications	A ASUS F1A55 R2.0 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z77MX-D3H TH 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®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1866,2250 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
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 supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX	2-Way SLI
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 6000	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel Z77
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x16, 2x1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	244 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
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD A55 FCH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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