Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Motherboard form factor
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
Depth
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:227 mm
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:214 mm

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Comparison of P5GC-VM, GA-M56S-S3
43 specifications	A ASUS P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GC-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M56S-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	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 connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
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
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown 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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	227 mm	214 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source

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