Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-VM DO vs GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

28specifications compared
9differ
19identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5B-VM DO:8 GB
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-VM DO:3
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B-VM DO:7
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5B-VM DO:1
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
eSATA ports quantity
- P5B-VM DO:1
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5B-VM DO:1
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5B-VM DO:1
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connector
- P5B-VM DO:1
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:No

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Comparison of P5B-VM DO, GA-946GM-DS2
52 specifications	A ASUS P5B-VM DO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-946GM-DS2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	0
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
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
Parallel ports quantity	1	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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x4 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233 mm
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorDiffers	1	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Audio outputKnown for one	ADI AD1988	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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