Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

37specifications compared
18differ
19identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:0
- GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-M61PME-S2P, GA-MA790XT-UD4P
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M61PME-S2P motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M61PME-S2P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA790XT-UD4P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 6100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8201CL	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Windows Vista/ XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 790X
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	233 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash Virtual Dual BIOS EasyTune(Note 4) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD

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