Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS vs MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

48specifications compared
16differ
32identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS has 289 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2048 MB vs 1759 MB). The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS, Intel on the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:AMD
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:Socket FM2
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:32 GB
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:2048 MB
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1759 MB
Number of SATA II connectors
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:6
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:1
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:1
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- F2A55-M LK2 PLUS:1
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of F2A55-M LK2 PLUS, H61M-P32/W8
79 specifications	A ASUS F2A55-M LK2 PLUS View product	B MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P32/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®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 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 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
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
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
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55 FCH	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	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	190 mm
DepthDiffers	208 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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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