Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5E-VM SE vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5E-VM SE:Intel
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5E-VM SE:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5E-VM SE:4
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5E-VM SE:6
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5E-VM SE:4
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5E-VM SE:6
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5E-VM SE:ATX
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio output channels
- P5E-VM SE:7.1 channels
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels

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Comparison of P5E-VM SE, GA-M61PME-S2
43 specifications	A ASUS P5E-VM SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan 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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 1 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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