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GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

26specifications compared
11differ
15identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:2
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:1
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:1
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
Networking features
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
Width
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH, GA-M55S-S3
34 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX Model GA-K8N51PVMT-9-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M55S-S3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
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 4 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	234 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC880 audio codec	Realtek ALC883 Audio Codec
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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