Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0) vs MSI P6N SLI-F

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):AMD
- P6N SLI-F:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):Socket AM2
- P6N SLI-F:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):16 GB
- P6N SLI-F:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):6
- P6N SLI-F:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):1
- P6N SLI-F:3
Audio chip
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):Realtek ALC883
- P6N SLI-F:Realtek ALC888
Width
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):305 mm
- P6N SLI-F:245 mm
Depth
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):214 mm
- P6N SLI-F:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0), P6N SLI-F
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI P6N SLI-F View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vitesse VSC8601
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI-E x 1 4 x PCI	• 2x PCI Express x16(v1.0a) • 2x PCI Express x1(v1.0a) • 2x 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI(3.3v/5v PCI)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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