Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX

28specifications compared
7differ
21identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of M2A-VM/HDMI, GA-MA69G-S3
50 specifications	A ASUS M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2A-VM/HDMI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA69G-S3 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 4 3 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Anti Virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA I/II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS O.C Profile	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PXE, WOR by PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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