Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB vs GIGABYTE GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:32 GB
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:2
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:1
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:Intel® 82563EB
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Motherboard form factor
- DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB:SSI CEB
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of DSGC-DW, GA-945GM-DS2
36 specifications	A ASUS DSGC-DW motherboard Intel® 5000X LGA 771 (Socket J) SSI CEB Model DSGC-DW View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945GM-DS2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion 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 ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82563EB	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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