Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
LAN controller
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:Marvell 88E8001
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Depth
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:218 mm
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm

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Comparison of M2A-MVP, GA-945P-DS3
46 specifications	A ASUS M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX Model M2A-MVP View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945P-DS3 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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8001	Realtek RTL8111B
Featuresidentical
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
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 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	218 mm	190 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
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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