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
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
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
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Internal I/O3 differ
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55 FCH	Intel® H61
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 Express x16 (Gen 3.x) 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
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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