Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

22specifications compared
10differ
12identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Compatible processor series
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD Sempron
Number of memory slots
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Headphone outputs
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek RTL8101E
Motherboard form factor
- GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-M52L-S3, K9AGM4-L
40 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M52L-S3 View product	B MSI K9AGM4-L motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM4-L View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX	AMD Sempron
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL	Realtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 PCIE x 16 2 PCIE x 1 4 PCI	1 x PCI Express x16, 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	204 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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