Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset vs GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:Intel
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:4
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:4
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:4
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:1
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
Audio chip
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:Realtek ALC883
Depth
- GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:244 mm
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:245 mm

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Comparison of GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset, GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G33M-S2 Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X4 2 x PCI	- 1 PCI Express x 16 - 1 PCI Express x 1 - 2 PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA CineFX 3.0

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