Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0)

46specifications compared
16differ
30identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0):Socket AM3
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0):4
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1800 MHz
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0):16 GB
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0):3
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0):5
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0):2
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):0
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0):1
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):0

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Comparison of GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0), GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0)
53 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-880GM-USB3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1800 MHz	667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	2
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
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8201CL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7, Vista, XP	Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI version	1.0	1.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connector	Yes	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	S/PDIF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes

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