Product Comparison: ASRock A88M-ITX/AC vs Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

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ASRock A88M-ITX/AC Motherboard

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Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASRock

Gigabyte

Model

A88M-ITX/AC

GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

Origin

China

About the Product

The ASRock A88M-ITX/ac is built in Mini ITX form factor with the finest components and provides industry-leading features, offering you more than enough for an exceptional experience in every aspect.

GIGABYTE FM2+ series motherboards based on AMD A88X chipset and feature the new FM2+ APU socket, and are designed to get the most from forthcoming Kaveri AMD APUs, while preserving compatibility for current AMD FM2 APUs.

Key Specs

Form Factor

Mini-ITX

Socket

FM2+

Chipset

AMD A88X

Supported Processors

Supports FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W Processors

Supports AMD A series / Athlon series processors

Memory Slot Type

240 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC Motherboard

Works out of the box. Easy to install.
Great size for my ITX build. Good WiFi and Bluetooth.
Would recommend for mini-ITX build.
No problems at installation and easy to install.
Easy to set up. Little mobo fits my box.

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Motherboard

Great board, just wanted to build a Mini ITX.
Great Mini ITX mobo for the price!
Really like the fact that this mother board is a Mini ITX.
I installed this for my ITX build and was running fine initially, I liked it.
If you're in the market for an FM2+ Mini ITX board, you've found it. Perfect.

Size & Weight

Height

9.6 in.

Width

9.6 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

1.1 lbs.

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

Memory

Memory Type

DDR3

Maximum Speed

2400 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

32 GB

64 GB

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

What customers say about "Memory"

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC Motherboard

Decent layout, good performance, good memory support.
Great for the price. I like this memory support.
Compact size. Supported my DDR3 memory type.
Good performance and easy to work on/with. Works good with my DDR3 memory.
Great for the price. Great memory support.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

PCIe 3.0 x16

PCIe 3.0 x16, mini-PCIe

HDMI

USB

4x USB 3.1 Gen1, 8x USB 2.0

4x USB 3.0/2.0, 6x USB 2.0/1.1

SATA

Other Interfaces

M.2, PS/2, DVI-D, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks, VGA

PS/2, DVI-D, 2x Antenna Ports, RJ-45, Optical S/PDIF out, 5x audio jacks

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI

What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC Motherboard

Sufficient number of ports.
A lots of ports! Stable connect.
I like this board with good connectivity. Recommended.
Plenty of USB ports. I recommend.
Perfect! I like this mobo. Lots of USB port for connect.

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Motherboard

It has 4 SATA ports which is good for me.
PCIe 3.0 x16 slot runs at full 3.0 speed.
This board has USB 3.0 ports on the rear I/O. Perfect.
Durable and stable ports. I recommend this motherboard.
No eSATA ports. Problem for me.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek ALC887

Realtek ALC892

Additional Accessories Included

Support CD, I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, 2x SMA WiFi Antenna Cables, 2x Wi-Fi antennas

Driver disk, 2x SATA cables, I/O Shield, WiFi antenna

Extras

ASRock Super Alloy, Sapphire Black PCB, High Density Glass Fabric PCB, ASRock Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

@BIOS, Q-Flash, Xpress Install, EasyTune, Smart Recovery 2, ON/OFF Charge, Wi-Fi Share, Cloud Station

What customers say about "Features"

ASRock A88M-ITX/AC Motherboard

Decent layout, good performance and features at this price point.
Great BIOS interface. Great performance and stability.
Has utility to control CPU and case fan, big plus.
Good mobo with good features for my needs.
Poor design, Poor quality control. Wi-Fi unusable. Waste of time and money.

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Motherboard

It has nice diagnostic features however for your fan control, temperature readings.
Board has some great features and the WiFi works fast.
In general this board packs a lot of features.
Has all the features you could want.
The RAID feature is poorly designed.

Power

Power Connectors

24-pin ATX, 8-pin 12V

24-pin ATX, 4-pin ATX 12V

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

Other Information

Manufacturer

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