Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

25specifications compared
7differ
18identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-VM DH:2
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-VM DH:5
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- M2N-VM DH:1
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Width
- M2N-VM DH:245 mm
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- M2N-VM DH:245 mm
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N-VM DH, GA-M61PM-S2
47 specifications	A ASUS M2N-VM DH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PM-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, Wireless LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	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	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS DH Remote Application ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Wizard Nvidia MediaShield RAID ASUS PC Probe 2 AMD Cool ' n' Quiet Utility ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-Virus software (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 430	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS WiFi-AP Solo Asus DH Remote ASUS MP3-In ASUS C.P.R. Q-Fan2 MyLogo2 EZ Flash 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x WiFi-AP Solo antenna	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, Chassis Intrusion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883

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