Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

26specifications compared
7differ
19identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-965P-DS3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-965P-DS3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:4
- GA-965P-DS3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Networking features
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-965P-DS3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit LAN
Audio output channels
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-965P-DS3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:7.1 channels
Depth
- M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX:218 mm
- GA-965P-DS3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M2A-MVP, GA-965P-DS3P
46 specifications	A ASUS M2A-MVP AMD 480X CrossFire Socket AM2 ATX Model M2A-MVP View product	B GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-965P-DS3P 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
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 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 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CPU 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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8001	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 480X CrossFire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI Express 2x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.0	2 x PCI Express X16(x16, x4) 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	244 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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