MSI FM2-A55M-P33

Motherboard with the new AMD A55 chipset and FM1 socket supports AMD APU series A well-known rather codenamed Llano. A55 is based on the concept of FMX, which means that there are in fact only the south bridge. North Bridge is fully integrated into the compatible processors. Compared to higher chipset A75 A55 is impoverished native support for USB 3.0 and SATA III. Other key features such as support for HD audio, RAID 0/1/10 and hard drives with a capacity of 2.2 TB and more in UEFI BIOS, have been retained.

Model in design from MSI deliver intelligent OC Genie II function, which can automatically detect and subsequently adjust the frequency and voltage for CPU, memory and the iGPU to achieve increased system performance. The uniqueness lies in the fact that the whole process takes just a second! Of course there is a UEFI BIOS called ClickBIOS. An interesting alternative is Winki 3 operating system with ultra fast booting. The board may recommend to the report aimed at office use, consumption of multimedia content and occasional gaming.

Specifications:

Supported Processors:
Series: AMD A (Llano APU)
Socket: AMD FM1

Chipset:
AMD A55 (Hudson D3)

Memory:
Type: DDR3
Slot: 2 x DIMM
Frequency: 1066/1333/1600 MHz
Connection mode: Dual-channel
Max. Capacity: 16 GB

Expansion Slots:
1x PCI Express 2.0 x16
1x PCI Express 2.0 x1
1x PCI

Video:
The integrated graphics chip in AMD A Series (Llano)
Max. shared memory size: 512MB
Support for AMD Dual Graphics

Audio:
Realtek ALC887
8 channels

LAN:
Realtek 8111E
10/100/1000 Mbit/s

Internal interface:
6x SATA II (3 Gbit/s, RAID 0/1/10)
3x USB 2.0
1x COM
1x LPT

External interfaces:
1x DVI-D
1x D-sub
6x USB 2.0
1x RJ-45
3x audio jack
2x PS/2 (keyboard, mouse)

Power:
1x 24-pin ATX power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

Design:
Micro-ATX

Dimensions:
22.3 x 21.6 cm