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ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset has 2 channels more audio output channels than the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX (7.1 channels vs 5.1 channels). The GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset has 60 mm more width than the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX (305 mm vs 245 mm). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset.

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:AMD
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:Socket AM2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:1
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:micro ATX
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:ATX
Audio chip
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:5.1 channels
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:7.1 channels
Width
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:245 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:305 mm
Depth
- M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX:194 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:245 mm

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Comparison of M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX, GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset
33 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2 NF430 MATX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
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
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
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 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	245 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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