Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX

50specifications compared
14differ
36identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX has 5 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 1). The MSI B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 3 more SATA II connectors than the MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX (3 vs 0). The MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX has 1 more EATX power connectors than the MSI B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the MSI B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, AMD on the MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Socket FM2 on the MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
- FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
Supported memory clock speeds
- B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1866 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA III
Graphics card family
- B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
- FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
Number of SATA III connectors
- B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:0
Number of EATX power connectors
- B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of B75MA-P33, FM2-A75MA-P33
84 specifications	A MSI B75MA-P33 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-P33 View product	B MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX Model FM2-A75MA-P33 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket FM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i5-xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1866 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	3	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B75	AMD A75
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x1, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	2.0
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	190 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel B75	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	2	1
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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