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GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0)

73specifications compared
2differ
71identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0) (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) (1 vs 0).

PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0):2
- GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0):0
- GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0), GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0)
74 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-HD2 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket FM2	Socket FM2
Compatible processor series	AMD A	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory	64 GB	64 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card family	AMD	AMD
Graphics card	Radeon HD 7000	Radeon HD 7000
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
DirectX version	11	11
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	AMD	AMD
Motherboard chipset	AMD A55	AMD A55
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 8/7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurations	1x1, 1x16	1x1, 1x16
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	225 mm	225 mm
Depth	174 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Trial software	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Controller interface type	AMD A55	AMD A55
Audio output	3	3
PCI Express slots quantity	2	2
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes

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