Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX

25specifications compared
7differ
18identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
Motherboard form factor
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
Width
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
Depth
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:215 mm
Audio output
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Realtek ALC880 audio codec
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC883 Audio

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Comparison of GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH, GA-M55plus-S3G
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX Model GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M55plus-S3G View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	2	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio 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) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E1116
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	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 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC880 audio codec	Realtek ALC883 Audio
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA CineFX 3.0 Graphics Engine	Unknown — not stated by the source

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