Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0)

43specifications compared
16differ
27identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) (1 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0) has 7 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) (7 vs 0). Compatible processor series: AMD A on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0), AMD Athlon on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0), SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0).

Compatible processor series
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):AMD A
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):AMD Athlon
Number of memory slots
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):4
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):SATA II
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):7
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):6
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0), GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0)
79 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketKnown for one	Socket FM2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	AMD Athlon
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	7
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	AMD A85X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 8/7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	3
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	190 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD A55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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