Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N DH vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

22specifications compared
6differ
16identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N DH:2
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
Motherboard form factor
- M2N DH:ATX
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- M2N DH:305 mm
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- M2N DH:206 mm
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N DH, GA-M61PM-S2
42 specifications	A ASUS M2N DH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PM-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-Express x16 2x PCI-Express x1 3x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	206 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R. ASUS O.C. -FAN2 Q-Connector ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Fanless Design ASUS MyLogo ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Asus DH Remote ASUS MP3-In	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883

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