Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX vs MSI FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX

45specifications compared
17differ
28identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX (4 vs 0). The MSI FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX has 6 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX (6 vs 0). Processor socket: BGA 413 (Socket FT1) on the GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX, Socket FM2 on the MSI FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX. Compatible processor series: AMD E on the GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX, AMD A on the MSI FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX.

Processor socket
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:BGA 413 (Socket FT1)
- FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
Compatible processor series
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:AMD E
- FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD A
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:1066,1333 MHz
- FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:16 GB
- FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:SATA
- FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA II
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:4
- FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:0
- FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:4
- FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6

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Comparison of GA-E240N-LA, FM2-A55M-P33
72 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX Model GA-E240N-LA View product	B MSI FM2-A55M-P33 AMD A55 Socket FM2 micro ATX Model FM2-A55M-P33 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 413 (Socket FT1)	Socket FM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD E	AMD A
Processor modelKnown for one	E-240	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 6310	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	6
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Nettop	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A45 FCH	AMD A55
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	216 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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