Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Width
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm

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Comparison of P5B-VM, GA-945PL-S3
54 specifications	A ASUS P5B-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5B-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945PL-S3 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	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
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x4 2x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363 PATA & SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Advanced Q-Fan - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS C.P.R. - ASUS MyLogo 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB363	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883 8 Channel Audio Codec

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