Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3) vs MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX

61specifications compared
28differ
33identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3) (3 vs 2). The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3) (1 vs 0). The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3) (8 vs 4). Only the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3), AMD on the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):Intel
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:Socket FM2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):SATA II, SATA III
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:SATA III
On-board graphics card
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):No
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):2
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):0
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):4
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:8
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):4
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:0

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Comparison of P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3), FM2-A85XA-G65
90 specifications	A ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3)View product	B MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX Model FM2-A85XA-G65 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket FM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	AMD A
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	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 II, SATA III	SATA III
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O6 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	2	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L, Intel® 82579	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P67	AMD A85X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC892
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI 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 buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Marvell PCIe 9128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel P67 (B3)	AMD A85X
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	7	5
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6

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