Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)

39specifications compared
26differ
13identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Intel
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):AMD
Processor socket
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):Socket FM2
Memory slots type
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA III
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:3
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA II connectors
- Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):4

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Comparison of Q87T, GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)
74 specifications	A ASUS Q87T Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model Q87T View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket FM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features5 differ
Component forDiffers	Nettop	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q87	AMD A55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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