Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

29specifications compared
13differ
16identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
RAID levels
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
Motherboard form factor
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of M3N-HD/HDMI, GA-M61PME-S2
56 specifications	A ASUS M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N-HD/HDMI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Atheros F1 Gigabit PHY AI NET 2	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	Express Gate Lite, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Update, Anti-virus software (OEM)	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	D-Sub module, HDMI to DVI connector, Q-Shield, User's manual, 3 in 1 Q-connector	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA

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