Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

38specifications compared
18differ
20identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-M52L-S3P, GA-M85M-US2H
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M52L-S3P Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M52L-S3P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-M85M-US2H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	4	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	220 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8100

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