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GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI K9N2 Diamond

25specifications compared
12differ
13identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor system buses supported
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2000 MHz
- K9N2 Diamond:2600 MHz
Number of memory slots
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- K9N2 Diamond:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- K9N2 Diamond:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- K9N2 Diamond:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N2 Diamond:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- K9N2 Diamond:2
Motherboard form factor
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- K9N2 Diamond:ATX
Audio output channels
- GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- K9N2 Diamond:7.1 channels

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Comparison of GA-M61PME-S2, K9N2 Diamond
41 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2 View product	B MSI K9N2 Diamond View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM2	Socket AM2
Processor system buses supportedDiffers	2000 MHz	2600 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantity	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	2 x LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI	- 3 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 & 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
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	IDE	SATA II
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	Ultra DMA 66/100/133
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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