Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

31specifications compared
7differ
24identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5B-VM SE:8 GB
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-VM SE:3
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Audio chip
- P5B-VM SE:Realtek ALC883
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- P5B-VM SE:5.1 channels
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Depth
- P5B-VM SE:213 mm
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:233 mm

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Comparison of P5B-VM SE, GA-946GM-DS2
56 specifications	A ASUS P5B-VM SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-946GM-DS2 View product
Processoridentical
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	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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R. SFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	213 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
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	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, PXE	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 Update Anti Virus (OEM) Acrobat Reader Direct X 9.0c	Unknown — not stated by the source

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