ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset.

• Processor manufacturer
  • M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:AMD
  • GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:Intel
• Processor socket
  • M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:Socket AM2
  • GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
• Number of memory slots
  • M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:2
  • GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
• Maximum internal memory
  • M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:4 GB
  • GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:8 GB
• PS/2 ports quantity
  • M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:2
  • GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:1
• Motherboard form factor
  • M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:micro ATX
  • GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:ATX
• Audio chip
  • M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:Realtek ALC662
  • GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
• Audio output channels
  • M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:5.1 channels
  • GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:7.1 channels