Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

26specifications compared
9differ
17identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5B-VM SE:Intel
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5B-VM SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5B-VM SE:8 GB
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
Motherboard form factor
- P5B-VM SE:micro ATX
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- P5B-VM SE:Realtek ALC883
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- P5B-VM SE:5.1 channels
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- P5B-VM SE:244 mm
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
Depth
- P5B-VM SE:213 mm
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:229 mm

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Comparison of P5B-VM SE, GA-MA69G-S3
48 specifications	A ASUS P5B-VM SE 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
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan 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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R. SFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 4 3 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	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	229 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti Virus (OEM) Acrobat Reader Direct X 9.0c	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA I/II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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