Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

33specifications compared
12differ
21identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Audio chip
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels

Side by side

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Comparison of M2A-VM/HDMI, GA-946GM-DS2
58 specifications	A ASUS M2A-VM/HDMI Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2A-VM/HDMI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-946GM-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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	0
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
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 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	233 mm
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS O.C Profile	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
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
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Anti Virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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