Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD

21specifications compared
7differ
14identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:4
RAID levels
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:4
Audio output channels
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:7.1 channels
Depth
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:225 mm
- K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-M61PME-S2, K9A2GM-FIH
40 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2 View product	B MSI K9A2GM-FIH motherboard AMD Model K9A2GM-FIH View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI	- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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