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 system buses supportedKnown for one	2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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
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
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
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
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
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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