Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5GC-MX/GBL LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5GC-MX/GBL LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5GC-MX/GBL LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5GC-MX/GBL LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5GC-MX/GBL LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Motherboard form factor
- P5GC-MX/GBL LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of P5GC-MX/GBL, GA-780SLI-DS5
33 specifications	A ASUS P5GC-MX/GBL LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GC-MX/GBL View product	B GIGABYTE GA-780SLI-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-780SLI-DS5 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	3xPCI Express x16, 1xPCI Express x1, 2xPCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	188 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL - PME,WOR - PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDMA133
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x eSATA, 2x ATA100
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Lan

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