Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0)

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):Intel
Processor socket
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):2
Motherboard form factor
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):ATX
Audio chip
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):7.1 channels

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Comparison of M2A-VM/HDMI, GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0)
48 specifications	A ASUS M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2A-VM/HDMI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0)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
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
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 COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI	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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Anti Virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100	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 MyLogo2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS O.C Profile	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PXE, WOR by PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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