Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

29specifications compared
5differ
24identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:214 mm
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-M56S-S3, GA-M68SM-S2
34 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M56S-S3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M68SM-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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