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GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset vs GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset

26specifications compared
11differ
15identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:AMD
- GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:Socket AM2
- GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
- GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
- GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
- GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
- GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:micro ATX
- GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:ATX
Audio chip
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:Realtek ALC883
- GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset, GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset
32 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
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
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC889A
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	- 1 PCI Express x 16 - 1 PCI Express x 1 - 2 PCI	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA CineFX 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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