Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Realtek ALC883-GR
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:223 mm
- GA-945P-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm

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Comparison of M2N8-VMX, GA-945P-DS3
38 specifications	A ASUS M2N8-VMX motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M2N8-VMX 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
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883-GR	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x8 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	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	223 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD Cool'n'Quiet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo2 ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR PXE, WOR PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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