Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD vs MSI P55A Fuzion

29specifications compared
15differ
14identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:AMD
- P55A Fuzion:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- P55A Fuzion:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:8
- P55A Fuzion:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:6
- P55A Fuzion:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:4
- P55A Fuzion:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:1
- P55A Fuzion:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:0
- P55A Fuzion:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD:1
- P55A Fuzion:0

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Comparison of M4A88TD-M/USB3, P55A Fuzion
45 specifications	A ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 motherboard AMD Model M4A88TD-M/USB3 View product	B MSI P55A Fuzion View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 4250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0

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