Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS vs MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

43specifications compared
17differ
26identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS has 0.9 more DirectX version than the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (11 vs 10.1). The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS, Intel on the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX. Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX.

Processor manufacturer
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:AMD
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Intel
Processor socket
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:Socket FM2
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:32 GB
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:16 GB
DirectX version
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:11
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:10.1
USB 2.0 connectors
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:3
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:6
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:1
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:0
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1

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Comparison of F2A55-M LK2 PLUS, H61I-E35/W8
74 specifications	A ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS View product	B MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model H61I-E35/W8 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
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	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	11	10.1
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan 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 ports2 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55 FCH	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	170 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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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