Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5W64 WS Professional vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

24specifications compared
11differ
13identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5W64 WS Professional:Intel
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5W64 WS Professional:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5W64 WS Professional:4
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5W64 WS Professional:7
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5W64 WS Professional:1
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Networking features
- P5W64 WS Professional:Gb LAN
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P5W64 WS Professional:ATX
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- P5W64 WS Professional:305 mm
- GA-M61PM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of P5W64 WS Professional, GA-M61PM-S2
38 specifications	A ASUS P5W64 WS Professional 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
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown 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	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers BIOS flash utility under DOS AI Booster ASUS PC Probe II RAID utility Anti virus software Adobe Acrobat Reader ver 7.0 Microsoft Direct X ver 9.0C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	ADI 1988B High Definition Audio CODEC	Realtek ALC883
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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