Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-RH motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

27specifications compared
9differ
18identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8N51GMF-RH motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-K8N51GMF-RH motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-K8N51GMF-RH motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-K8N51GMF-RH motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-K8N51GMF-RH motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:1
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-K8N51GMF-RH motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:1
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Depth
- GA-K8N51GMF-RH motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:220 mm
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Audio output
- GA-K8N51GMF-RH motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:Realtek ALC850 Audio
- GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC883 Audio

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Comparison of GA-K8N51GMF-RH, GA-M51GM-S2G
32 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8N51GMF-RH motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX Model GA-K8N51GMF-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M51GM-S2G motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M51GM-S2G View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E1116
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-Express X16 1 x PCI-Express X1 2 x PCI (PCI 2.3)	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC850 Audio	Realtek ALC883 Audio
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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