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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 18identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • LAN controller
    • Marvell 88E8001
    • Realtek RTL8111B
  • Depth
    • 218 mm
    • 190 mm

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46 specifications
A

ASUS

M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX

Model M2A-MVP

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model GA-945P-DS3

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantity11
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersMarvell 88E8001Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 480X CrossFire
Audio output channelsKnown for one5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers2x PCI Express 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.01 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneDrivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti Virus
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA I/II
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS C.P.R
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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