Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x) vs GIGABYTE GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0)

39specifications compared
18differ
21identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x):Socket 754
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x):3
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x):266,333,400 MHz
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x):3 GB
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):8 GB
On-board graphics card
- GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x):No
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x):4
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x):2
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x):0
- GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x), GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0)
53 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro (rev. 1.x)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M68M-S2 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	Socket AM2
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	266,333,400 MHz	667,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	8 GB
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	4	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8110S	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC658	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsDiffers	6.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/ Me/ 2000/ XP	Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	5	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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