Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

39specifications compared
17differ
22identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EP43-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EP43-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-EP43-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP43-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP43-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP43-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EP43-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-EP43-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-EP43-DS3LR, GA-M61PME-S2P
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-DS3LR View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC883
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	225 mm
Other features1 differ
Special featuresDiffers	@BIOS Q-Flash Virtual Dual BIOS Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Time Repair Q-Share	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash Virtual Dual BIOS EasyTune(Note 4) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 6100

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