Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A58M-DS2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs MSI CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

25specifications compared
16differ
9identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-F2A58M-DS2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-F2A58M-DS2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- GA-F2A58M-DS2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A58M-DS2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A58M-DS2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A58M-DS2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-F2A58M-DS2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-F2A58M-DS2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-F2A58M-DS2, CSM-H87S-098
61 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A58M-DS2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model GA-F2A58M-DS2 View product	B MSI CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model CSM-H87S-098 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	5
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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 COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I210-AT
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A58	Intel® H87
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	243.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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