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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 system buses supportedDiffers	2000 MHz	2600 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	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
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
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

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