Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

45specifications compared
17differ
28identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 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 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 MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS F2A55-M LK2 (4 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS F2A55-M LK2, 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, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX.

Processor manufacturer
- F2A55-M LK2:AMD
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Intel
Processor socket
- F2A55-M LK2:Socket FM2
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- F2A55-M LK2:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- F2A55-M LK2:32 GB
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- F2A55-M LK2:SATA
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II
DirectX version
- F2A55-M LK2:11
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:10.1
Number of SATA II connectors
- F2A55-M LK2:0
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:4
HDMI ports quantity
- F2A55-M LK2:0
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1

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Comparison of F2A55-M LK2, H61I-E35/W8
69 specifications	A ASUS F2A55-M LK2 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 processors	1	1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
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 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	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
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
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-VD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	173 mm	170 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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