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ASUS P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Broadcom BCM5721
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
Motherboard form factor
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
BIOS type
- P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AMI
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:AWARD

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Comparison of P5BP-E/4L, GA-945GCM-S2L
45 specifications	A ASUS P5BP-E/4L Intel® 3210 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5BP-E/4L View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945GCM-S2L View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features	Gigabit ethernet	Gigabit ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x8 3 x PCI 32bit/33MHz	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Live Update ASWM	Norton Internet Security
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface type	IDE	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA2	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA 950
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	XGI Z9s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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