Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX

64specifications compared
14differ
50identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0) has 48 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX (64 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 4). The MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 4). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0), 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz on the MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10, JBOD on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0), 0, 1, 5, 10 on the MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):64 GB
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 10, JBOD
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):4
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):4
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):1
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):2
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0):1
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0), FM2-A75MA-E35
79 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A75M-HD2 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX Model FM2-A75MA-E35 View product
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 8/7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x1, 1x16	1x16, 2x1
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	228 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Audio outputDiffers	3	6
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	2	3

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