Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F2A55-M LE vs MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX

66specifications compared
25differ
41identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS F2A55-M LE (4 vs 2). The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS F2A55-M LE (1 vs 0). The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 8 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS F2A55-M LE (8 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the ASUS F2A55-M LE, SATA III on the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10, JBOD on the ASUS F2A55-M LE, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX.

Number of memory slots
- F2A55-M LE:2
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:4
Supported storage drive interfaces
- F2A55-M LE:SATA II
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:SATA III
RAID levels
- F2A55-M LE:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Parallel processing technology support
- F2A55-M LE:Hybrid CrossFireX
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- F2A55-M LE:0
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- F2A55-M LE:0
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:8
Number of SATA II connectors
- F2A55-M LE:6
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:0
Number of SATA connectors
- F2A55-M LE:6
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:8

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Comparison of F2A55-M LE, FM2-A85XA-G65
82 specifications	A ASUS F2A55-M LE View product	B MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX Model FM2-A85XA-G65 View product
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	1066,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Hybrid CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX
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
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	AMD A85X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Overclocking featuresDiffers	ASUS C.P.R.	OC Genie II
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x1, 1x16+1x4	1x8, 1x16
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
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 buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	234 mm	305 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 features3 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	AMD A55	AMD A85X
Audio outputDiffers	3	6
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	3	5

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