Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KPL-C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

15specifications compared
6differ
9identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5KPL-C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5KPL-C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5KPL-C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5KPL-C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5KPL-C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5KPL-C, GA-M61PME-S2
35 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL-C LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL-C 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
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 in	Yes	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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI Express x1 / x4	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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 connector	Yes	Yes

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