Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800 vs GIGABYTE GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800:Intel
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Number of memory slots
- Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800:4
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800:3
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800:6
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800:2
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800:ATX
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800, GA-M61VME-S2
42 specifications	A ASUS Bundkort AM2 nForce 590 SLI 4*DDR2 800 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61VME-S2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	NVIDIA DualNet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS AI NOS ASUS PEG Link ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS C.P.R. Extreme Tweaker ASUS AI BU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI 2.2	- 1 PCI Express x 16 slot - 1 PCI Express x 1 slot - 2 PCI slots
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 AE NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL (PME) WOR (PME) PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Download Center - Q-Flash - EasyTune (Note 3) - Xpress Install - Xpress Recovery2 - Xpress BIOS Rescue
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 parallel port - 1 COMA port - 1 VGA port

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