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GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset vs GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0)

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:AMD
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):Intel
Processor socket
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:Socket AM2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):8
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:2
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:micro ATX
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):ATX
Audio chip
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:Realtek ALC883
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):Realtek ALC889A
Width
- GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset:244 mm
- GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):305 mm

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Comparison of GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset, GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0)
32 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 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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