Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER Z87 vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)

37specifications compared
21differ
16identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- G1.SNIPER Z87:Intel
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):AMD
Processor socket
- G1.SNIPER Z87:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):Socket FM2
Maximum internal memory
- G1.SNIPER Z87:32 GB
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- G1.SNIPER Z87:SATA III
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):SATA II
Number of SATA II connectors
- G1.SNIPER Z87:0
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G1.SNIPER Z87:3
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- G1.SNIPER Z87:4
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):0
PS/2 ports quantity
- G1.SNIPER Z87:1
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):2

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Comparison of G1.SNIPER Z87, GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)
59 specifications	A GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER Z87 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
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	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	6	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
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z87	AMD A55
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	EFI AMI	EFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	233 mm	174 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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