Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

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

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Comparison of P5M2, GA-M61VME-S2
39 specifications	A ASUS P5M2 Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2 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
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 1E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	ES1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 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
Power fan 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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5721	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI 32bit/ 33MHz, 2 x PCI-X 133 / 100MHz, 1 x PCI-E x16 (x 8), 1 x SODIMM (ASMB3-SOL)	- 1 PCI Express x 16 slot - 1 PCI Express x 1 slot - 2 PCI slots
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	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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