Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-CM DVI vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- M2N-CM DVI:4 GB
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- M2N-CM DVI:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-CM DVI:5
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M2N-CM DVI:5
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Audio output channels
- M2N-CM DVI:7.1 channels
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels

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Comparison of M2N-CM DVI, GA-M61PME-S2
38 specifications	A ASUS M2N-CM DVI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	5	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI Express x16	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7025	Unknown — not stated by the source

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