Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:AMD
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:Socket AM2
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:2
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:4 GB
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:8 GB
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:2
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:1
Audio chip
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:5.1 channels
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:7.1 channels
Width
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:245 mm
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset
35 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown 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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X4 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6100 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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