Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI 865PE Neo3-V

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- 865PE Neo3-V:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- 865PE Neo3-V:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
- 865PE Neo3-V:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
- 865PE Neo3-V:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
- 865PE Neo3-V:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
- 865PE Neo3-V:2
Depth
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:244 mm
- 865PE Neo3-V:275 mm

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Comparison of GA-M59SLI-S4, 865PE Neo3-V
32 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M59SLI-S4 View product	B MSI 865PE Neo3-V View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 8 2 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI	1 x AGP 4 x 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	275 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC655

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