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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 23identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 0+1
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • CD/AUX audio in
    • No
    • Yes
  • Chassis intrusion connector
    • Yes
    • No
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1

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60 specifications
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ASUS

CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 ATX

Model CROSSHAIR

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipsetView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+10, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers01
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inDiffersNoYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorDiffersYesNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers10
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneNo
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Parallel ports quantity00
Modem (RJ-11) ports00
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersNVIDIA DualNetGigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC883
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneASUS AI NOS AI Overclocking ASUS PEG Link ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS C.P.R. Extreme Tweaker ASUS AI Booster Utility
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI 2.21 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers30.5 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers24.5 mm210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark 3DMark06 Advanced Edition NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Kaspersky AntiVirus
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33
Controller interface typeDiffersSerial ATASATAII
Audio outputDiffers8-channel7.1
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorNoNo
EZ plug connectorNoNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
GAME/MIDI connectorNoNo
Special featuresKnown for oneLCD Poster EL I/O Onboard LED CMOS Q-Connector Q-Fan Plus ASUS CrashFree BIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Music Alarm ASUS MyLogo3
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL PME WOR PME Chasis Intrusion PXE
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported

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