Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:Marvell 88E8001
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Motherboard form factor
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
- GA-945GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M2A-MVP, GA-945GM-DS2
46 specifications	A ASUS M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX Model M2A-MVP 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 AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8001	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 480X CrossFire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI Express 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.0	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	233 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti Virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA I/II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS C.P.R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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