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 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
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
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
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Internal I/O1 differ
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
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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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 x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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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