Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

26specifications compared
9differ
17identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
Networking features
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gb LAN PCIe
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Width
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:203 mm
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Audio output
- P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Azalia ADI1986A
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC883

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Comparison of P5L-MX, GA-M61PM-S2
37 specifications	A ASUS P5L-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5L-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PM-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion 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 quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gb LAN PCIe	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Microsoft directX Adobe acrobat reader ASUS Screensaver Symantec NIS2006	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Azalia ADI1986A	Realtek ALC883
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950	Unknown — not stated by the source

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