AM1 feature matrix

[Dirk Broer]

Board		Features
Brand	Model	Format	PS/2	USB 3.0 ext	USB 2.0 ext	USB 3.0 int	USB 2.0 int	Storage	Audio	LPT	COM	Expansion	dSub (VGA)	DVI	HDMI	Display Port	Over- clock- able?	Fan ports
Asrock	AM1B- MDH	µATX	1	2	4	0	4	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC662	Y (header)	Y (header)	1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1	Y	Y	Y	N	N	1x4pin CPU 1x4pin Sys 1x3pin Power
Asrock	AM1B- M	µATX	1	2	4	0	4	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC662	Y (header)	Y (header)	1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1	Y	N	N	N	N	1x4pin CPU 1x4pin Sys 1x3pin Power
Asrock	AM1B- ITX	iTX	1	2	2	2	4	4x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC662	Y (port)	Y (header)	1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode)	Y	Y	Y	N	N	1x4pin CPU 1x4pin Sys 1x3pin Power
Asrock	AM1H- ITX	iTX	1	2	2	2	4	4x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC892	N	Y (header)	1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1x Mini PCI-E (WiFi only)	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	1x4pin CPU 1x4pin Sys 1x3pin Power
Asus	AM1I-A	iTX	2	2	4	0	4	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC887	Y (header)	Y (port+ header)	1x PCIe 2.0 x4	Y	Y	Y	N	2700	1x4pin CPU 1x4pin Sys
Asus	AM1M-A	µATX	1	2	4	2	4	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC887	Y (header)	Y (header)	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1	Y	Y	Y	N	2700	1x4pin CPU 1x4pin Sys
Biostar	AM1ML	iTX	2	2	2	0	4	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC662	Y (header)	Y (header)	1x PCI-E 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1x PCI-E 2.0 x1	Y	N	N	N	N	1x4pin CPU 1x3pin Sys
Biostar	AM1MH	iTX	2	2	2	0	4	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC662	Y (header)	Y (header)	1x PCI-E 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1x PCI-E 2.0 x1	Y	N	Y	N	N	1x4pin CPU 1x3pin Sys
Biostar	AM1MHP	µATX	2	2	2	0	4	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC662	Y (header)	Y (header)	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1x PCIe 2.0 x1 1x PCI	Y	N	Y	N	N	1x4pin CPU 1x3pin Sys
ECS	KAM1-I	iTX	1	2	4	0	2	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC662	Y (header)	Y (port)	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1x Mini PCI-E (WiFi only)	Y	optional	Y	N	N	1x4pin CPU 1x4pin Sys
Gigabyte	GA-AM1M- S2H	µATX	2	2	2	0	6	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC887	Y (header)	Y (header)	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 2x PCIe 2.0 x1	Y	N	Y	N	N	1x4pin CPU 1x4pin Sys
Gigabyte	GA-AM1M- S2P	µATX	2	2	2	0	6	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC887	Y (port)	Y (port)	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1x PCIe 2.0 x1 1x PCI	Y	N	Y	N	N	1x4pin CPU 1x4pin Sys
Msi	AM1I	iTX	2	2	2	0	4	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC887	N	Y (header)	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 1x Mini PCI-E (WiFi only)	Y	Y	Y	N	2100 via multiplier	1x3pin CPU 1x4pin Sys
Msi	AM1M	µATX	1	2	4	2	4	2x SATA 6Gb/s	ALC887	N	Y (header)	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode) 2x PCIe 2.0 x1	Y	Y	Y	N	2100 via multiplier	1x3pin CPU 1x4pin Sys

[Nflight]

That is a nice Layout Dirk, What is the Highlighted Yellow designate?

[Dirk Broer]

That is a nice Layout Dirk, What is the Highlighted Yellow designate?

If I were to work at a marketing or sales department, I'd now be holding a speech about USPs (Unique Selling Points).....
The worth of the 'Golden' -say: fat Yellow- USPs is entirely up to the use you have in mind. A HTPC is not a Bitcoin Utopia USB Stick cruncher. Good audio is wasted on the latter, but is a prime factor in the former.
USB 3.0 comes in handy when (future) USB mining sticks require the extra bandwidth, and it is not only the number, but also the layout of the USB ports that dictate their usefulness for e.g. mining, or connecting other BOINC hardware (QCN, Radioactivity, etc.) My dream is a low-power machine that crunches Bitcoin Utopia, QCN, Radioactivity, GPU work, nci work and four instances of CPU work all at the same time...

[Jason1478963]

Thanks for the great info. I am currently trying the MSI for a HTPC combined with a 5350. I ended up picking my favorite brand over features as I have had good luck with my MSI boards. I like the nice comparison on features as i can see how my choice compares.

[Dirk Broer]

The MSI board has -a point not taken into account in my matrix, for I don't have figures for all boards- the best power consumption figures in tests I read, both idle and under load.
I've just ordered my ASUS AM1I-A and I might buy an ASRock AM1H-ITX in the future too -and perhaps even an ASRock Q2900- to see how far I can go using low-power platforms and to discover which is suited best for what BOINC project.