Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

23specifications compared
6differ
17identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-G31MF-S2, GA-M61PME-S2
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MF-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	3	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek AL662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security

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