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GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset vs MSI K9AGM2-L Socket AM2 micro ATX

25specifications compared
12differ
13identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:Intel
- K9AGM2-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9AGM2-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
- K9AGM2-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:8 GB
- K9AGM2-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
- K9AGM2-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:6
- K9AGM2-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:1
- K9AGM2-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:ATX
- K9AGM2-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset, K9AGM2-L
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3 (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset View product	B MSI K9AGM2-L Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM2-L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Athlon FX, AMD Sempron
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbps
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI	1xPCI Express x16, 1xPCI Express x1, 2xPCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	215 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II

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