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GIGABYTE GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:16 GB
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:3
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:8
Audio chip
- GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of GA-M68SM-S2, Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model GA-M68SM-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	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 quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	North Bridge

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