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ASUS P5M2-M/C Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5M2-M/C Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5M2-M/C Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5M2-M/C Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5M2-M/C Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5M2-M/C Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5M2-M/C Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5M2-M/C, GA-M61VME-S2
37 specifications	A ASUS P5M2-M/C Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5M2-M/C View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61VME-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	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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 inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x 8 slot (x 4) 1 x PCI-E x 8 slot (x 8) 1 x 32bit PCI 1 x 32bit PCI	- 1 PCI Express x 16 slot - 1 PCI Express x 1 slot - 2 PCI slots
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Download Center - Q-Flash - EasyTune (Note 3) - Xpress Install - Xpress Recovery2 - Xpress BIOS Rescue
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 parallel port - 1 COMA port - 1 VGA port
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel ICH7R: 1 x IDE, UltraATA 33/66/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	XGI Z7 PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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