Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

26specifications compared
9differ
17identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5B-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5B-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Networking features
- P5B-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit LAN
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P5B-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5B-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Audio output
- P5B-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ADI AD1988A
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC883

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Comparison of P5B-V, GA-M61PM-S2
43 specifications	A ASUS P5B-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5B-V View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PM-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	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 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8001	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x16 2 x PCI-E x1 3 x PCI	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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite ASUS Music Alarm Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	ADI AD1988A	Realtek ALC883
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3000	Unknown — not stated by the source

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