Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F2A85-M LE vs MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX

66specifications compared
19differ
47identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS F2A85-M LE (4 vs 2). The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS F2A85-M LE (8 vs 7). The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the ASUS F2A85-M LE (8 vs 7). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS F2A85-M LE, 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz on the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD on the ASUS F2A85-M LE, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX.

Number of memory slots
- F2A85-M LE:2
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- F2A85-M LE:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
RAID levels
- F2A85-M LE:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Parallel processing technology support
- F2A85-M LE:Not supported
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
Number of SATA III connectors
- F2A85-M LE:7
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:8
Number of SATA connectors
- F2A85-M LE:7
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- F2A85-M LE:1
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- F2A85-M LE:1
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:0

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Comparison of F2A85-M LE, FM2-A85XA-G65
82 specifications	A ASUS F2A85-M LE View product	B MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX Model FM2-A85XA-G65 View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	7	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Overclocking featuresDiffers	ASUS C.P.R.	OC Genie II
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x1, 1x4, 1x16	1x8, 1x16
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
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 buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Audio outputDiffers	3	6
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	3	5

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