Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

46specifications compared
17differ
29identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F2A55-M LK2 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 MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS F2A55-M LK2 (3 vs 2). The MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX 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 H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the ASUS F2A55-M LK2, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- F2A55-M LK2:AMD
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- F2A55-M LK2:Socket FM2
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- F2A55-M LK2:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- F2A55-M LK2:32 GB
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- F2A55-M LK2:SATA
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Graphics card family
- F2A55-M LK2:AMD
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
USB 2.0 connectors
- F2A55-M LK2:2
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- F2A55-M LK2:0
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of F2A55-M LK2, H61M-P32/W8
78 specifications	A ASUS F2A55-M LK2 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®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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 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 familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
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
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	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	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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 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 chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 slots	1	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	190 mm
DepthDiffers	173 mm	244 mm
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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