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GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset

27specifications compared
7differ
20identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:1
Depth
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:214 mm
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:210 mm

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Comparison of GA-M56S-S3, GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset
32 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M56S-S3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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