Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS4 Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-P35-DS4 Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-P35-DS4 Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
- GA-P35-DS4 Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-P35-DS4 Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-P35-DS4 Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:2
- GA-P35-DS4 Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:1
Depth
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:229 mm
- GA-P35-DS4 Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset:244 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of GA-MA69G-S3, GA-P35-DS4 Intel® P35 + ICH9R Chipset
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA69G-S3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS4 Intel® P35 + ICH9R 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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	2	2
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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D 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
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 4 3 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI	2 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 2 - PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons