Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

23specifications compared
11differ
12identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Broadcom BCM5721
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Dual Gigabit Ethenet
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Controller 2nd interface type
- P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:UltraATA 33/66/100
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:IDE

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Comparison of P5BV, GA-945GCM-S2L
45 specifications	A ASUS P5BV Intel® 3200 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5BV 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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	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
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit Ethenet	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® 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2x PCI 32-bit/33 MHz 2x PCI-X 1x PCI-E x16	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other features3 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraATA 33/66/100	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	Serial ATA I/II	SATA
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerDiffers	XGI Z9s	Intel GMA 950
Special featuresKnown for one	SmartFan I	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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