Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:AMD
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:Socket AM2
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:2
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:4 GB
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8 GB
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:2
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:1
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:micro ATX
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:ATX
Audio chip
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:5.1 channels
- GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:7.1 channels

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Comparison of M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset
33 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R Intel® P35 + ICH9R 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
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6100 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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