Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-VM DO vs GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX

22specifications compared
8differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5B-VM DO:Intel
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5B-VM DO:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5B-VM DO:8 GB
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B-VM DO:7
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5B-VM DO:1
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5B-VM DO:1
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5B-VM DO:micro ATX
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX

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Comparison of P5B-VM DO, GA-MA69G-S3
45 specifications	A ASUS P5B-VM DO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA69G-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x4 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 4 3 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	229 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	ADI AD1988	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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