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ASUS P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX

24specifications compared
11differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:3
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
Audio output channels
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:7.1 channels

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Comparison of P5GC-MX, GA-MA69G-S3
42 specifications	A ASUS P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GC-MX 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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 4 3 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	450 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	229 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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