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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX vs MSI P6N SLI Platinum

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 5identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC883
    • Realtek ALC888
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 245 mm
  • Depth
    • 214 mm
    • 304 mm

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49 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

Model GA-M61P-S3

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MSI

P6N SLI PlatinumView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1333 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers21
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC883Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneVista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI1 x PCI-E (x1) 3 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x16
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers214 mm304 mm
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 6100
Special featuresKnown for one@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
I/O portsKnown for one8 x USB 2.0 4 x S-ATA II RAID 2 x U-DMA133 IDE

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