Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI A55M-E35 AMD A55 Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs MSI A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- A55M-E35 AMD A55 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA II
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA III
RAID levels
- A55M-E35 AMD A55 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0, 1, 10
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- A55M-E35 AMD A55 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- A55M-E35 AMD A55 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- A55M-E35 AMD A55 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A55M-E35 AMD A55 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- A55M-E35 AMD A55 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
Motherboard chipset
- A55M-E35 AMD A55 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD A55
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD A88X

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Comparison of A55M-E35, A88XM-E35
61 specifications	A MSI A55M-E35 AMD A55 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A55M-E35 View product	B MSI A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A88XM-E35 View product
Processoridentical
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket FM2
Memoryidentical
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	AMD A88X

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