Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX vs MSI FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX

64specifications compared
17differ
47identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX has 48 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX (64 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX (3 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz on the MSI FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX. Parallel processing technology support: 2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX, Not supported on the MSI FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:4
- FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:64 GB
- FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:3
- FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
- FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
- FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
- FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:1
- FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of F2A55-M/CSM, FM2-A55M-E33
84 specifications	A ASUS F2A55-M/CSM motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX Model F2A55-M/CSM View product	B MSI FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX Model FM2-A55M-E33 View product
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Not supported
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x1, 1x4, 1x16	1x1, 1x16
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
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 features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ASMediaASM1042	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	6	3
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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