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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A85XN-WIFI motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 mini ITX vs MSI B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 24identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket FM2
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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76 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-F2A85XN-WIFI motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 mini ITX

Model GA-F2A85XN-WIFI

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B

MSI

B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model B85M-E45

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket FM2LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD AIntel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one2048 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 7000
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111G
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A85XIntel® B85
PC health monitoringKnown for oneFan, Temperature
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm228 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security

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