Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition vs GIGABYTE GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:AMD
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:Socket AM2
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:4
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:2
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:8 GB
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:2 GB
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:ATX
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:micro ATX
Width
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:305 mm
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:220 mm
Depth
- M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition:218 mm
- GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard:244 mm

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Comparison of M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition, GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard
44 specifications	A ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945GZM-S2 Intel 945GZ + ICH7 chipset motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
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)	Yes	Yes
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown 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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresDiffers	ASUS C.P.R.	PCI Express x 16 PCI slots x 3
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Q-Fan 2 - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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