Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset

17specifications compared
6differ
11identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:1
Depth
- M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX:193 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:245 mm

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Comparison of M2N-X, GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset
38 specifications	A ASUS M2N-X Socket AM2 ATX Model M2N-X 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)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	193 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NVIDIA MediaShield RAID	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOR (Ring), WOL/WOR (PME), PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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