Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0)

38specifications compared
10differ
28identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0) (2 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0) has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0) (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more DVI-D ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0) (1 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0), 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0), SATA on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0).

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz
- GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):SATA II
- GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0):SATA
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):0
- GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0):2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):2
- GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0):1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):0
- GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0):1
Headphone outputs
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):3
- GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0):2
Motherboard chipset
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):AMD A55
- GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0):AMD A85X
BIOS memory size
- GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0):32 Mbit
- GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0):64 Mbit

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Comparison of GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0), GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0)
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A55M-S1 (Rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A85XM-DS2 (rev. 1.0)View product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	AMD A85X
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	1.0b	5.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

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