Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio output channels
- GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:7.1 channels

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Comparison of GA-M57SLI-S4, GA-M61VME-S2
29 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M57SLI-S4 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61VME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61VME-S2 View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	- 2 PCI Express x 16 slot - 3 PCI Express x 1 slot - 2 PCI slots	- 1 PCI Express x 16 slot - 1 PCI Express x 1 slot - 2 PCI slots
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 parallel port - 1 COMA port - 1 VGA port

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