Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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 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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL	Realtek RTL8211CL
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	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
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8100

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