Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD

25specifications compared
7differ
18identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:5
Headphone outputs
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:6
Audio output channels
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD:7.1 channels

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Comparison of GA-M61PME-S2, GA-MA78GM-S2H
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GM-S2H View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Phenom, AMD Phenom FX
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	5
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	225 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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