Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard vs GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI

23specifications compared
7differ
16identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI. Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE1394 on the GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard:AMD
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard:Socket AM2
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard:16 GB
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard:3
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:2
Networking features
- GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard:Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE1394
Motherboard form factor
- GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard:micro ATX
- GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI:ATX

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Comparison of GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard, GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA69VM-S2 motherboard View product	B GIGABYTE GA-N650SLI-DS4 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533,800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E1116
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE1394
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 PCI Express x 16 1 PCI Express x 4 2 PCI	- 2 PCI Express x16 slots (Note 2) - 2 PCI Express x1 slots - 3 PCI slots
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	244 x 244	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon X1200	Unknown — not stated by the source

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