Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron vs GIGABYTE GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

17specifications compared
8differ
9identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:Socket 940
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:6
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:24 GB
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:3
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:4
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:1
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:Extended ATX
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron, GA-M51GM-S2G
45 specifications	A ASUS K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M51GM-S2G View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 940	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast/Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E1116
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Linux Operating System (RedHat WS3.0, SuSE v9.2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI-E x16 2 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security 2005	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883 Audio
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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