Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX vs MSI A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX

32specifications compared
9differ
23identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:Socket AM1
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
Compatible processor series
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD Athlon
Number of memory slots
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:2
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:3
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:0
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:2
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:0
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:0
- A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-AM1M-S2P, A58M-E35
76 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2P motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX Model GA-AM1M-S2P View product	B MSI A58M-E35 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A58M-E35 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM1	Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron	AMD Athlon
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	3
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1	1
Serial port headers	1	1
Audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	AMD	AMD
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	8 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Fan, Power supply, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress Install EasyTune Smart Recovery 2 ON/OFF Charge	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD A58
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	226 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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