Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8V-VM SE vs GIGABYTE GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

17specifications compared
4differ
13identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A8V-VM SE:AMD
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A8V-VM SE:Socket 939
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Audio chip
- A8V-VM SE:Realtek ALC660
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of A8V-VM SE, GA-945GM-DS2
34 specifications	A ASUS A8V-VM SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945GM-DS2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Sempron	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC660	Realtek ALC888
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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