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Compare ASUS Z87-A vs A88XM-A

ASUS Z87-A and ASUS A88XM-A are both motherboards with the same SATA 6 Gbps Ports (8), RAM Slots (4) and Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 (1). The main differences are in Socket, Form factor, Chipset and Supported Memory.

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ASUS Z87-A

ASUS A88XM-A

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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)

83

Pangoly Score (How do we rate?)

79

Brand

ASUS

Brand

ASUS

Model

Z87-A

Model

A88XM-A

Release Date

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Release Date

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Pros

Overclock capabilities

Pros

HDMI output
USB 3.0
4x DDR3 DIMM Slots

Socket

LGA1150

Socket

FM2+

Form factor

ATX

Form factor

Micro ATX

Chipset

Intel Z87

Chipset

AMD A88X

Supported Memory

DDR3

1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1800Mhz 1866Mhz 2000Mhz 2133Mhz 2200Mhz 2400Mhz 2500Mhz 2600Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz

Supported Memory

DDR3

1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1866Mhz 2133Mhz 2200Mhz 2250Mhz 2400Mhz

* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS
** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller

ECC RAM Support

No

ECC RAM Support

No

SLI Support

Yes

SLI Support

No

CrossFire Support

Yes

CrossFire Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

Back Connect

No

Back Connect

No

Wireless LAN

No

Wireless LAN

No

PCI-Express x16 Slots

0

PCI-Express x16 Slots

2

PCI-Express x4 Slots

0

PCI-Express x4 Slots

0

PCI-Express x1 Slots

0

PCI-Express x1 Slots

1

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

8

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

8

SATA Express Ports

0

SATA Express Ports

0

M.2 Ports

0

M.2 Ports

0

RAM Slots

4

RAM Slots

4

Maximum Supported RAM

32 GB

Maximum Supported RAM

64 GB

Onboard USB 2.0

3

Onboard USB 2.0

2

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

0

-

Options (1)

ASUS CROSSBLADE RANGER

CROSSBLADE RANGER
$184.07

Comparison and key differences summary

⛔ You are comparing motherboards with different sockets. They cannot support the same CPUs. Try to compare motherboards within the same platform.

Reasons to buy the ASUS Z87-A:

Better Pangoly Score. (How do we rate?)
Supports NVIDIA SLI
Supports the following RAM types: DDR3 2500MHz, 2600MHz, 2666MHz, 2800MHz
+1 Onboard USB 2.0

Reasons to buy the ASUS A88XM-A:

57% cheaper, you can save $107.20
+2 Slots PCI-E x16
+1 Slots PCI-E x1
+32 GB maximum RAM supported

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