Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P35D3 Platinum

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- P35D3 Platinum:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- P35D3 Platinum:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- P35D3 Platinum:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P35D3 Platinum:5
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
- P35D3 Platinum:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- P35D3 Platinum:6
Audio chip
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC888
- P35D3 Platinum:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Width
- GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
- P35D3 Platinum:245 mm

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Comparison of GA-M56S-S3, P35D3 Platinum
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M56S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M56S-S3 View product	B MSI P35D3 Platinum View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
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	-2x PCI Express 16X (CrossFire) -2x PCI Express x1 -2x 32-bit v2.3 PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	305 mm

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