Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI

30specifications compared
9differ
21identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:2
Serial ports quantity
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:1
Networking features
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE1394
Audio chip
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:Realtek ALC888
Depth
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:214 mm
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-M61P-S3, GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M61P-S3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533,800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE1394
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E1116
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI	- 2 PCI Express x16 slots (Note 2) - 2 PCI Express x1 slots - 3 PCI slots
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	214 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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