Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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 socketDiffers	Socket AM3	Socket AM2
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	2
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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC883
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7, Vista, XP	Windows Vista/XP
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	S/PDIF	Unknown — not stated by the source

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