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ASUS P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

25specifications compared
4differ
21identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

PS/2 ports quantity
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Width
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:450 mm
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm
Depth
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:183 mm
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of P5GC-MX, GA-945GME-DS2
49 specifications	A ASUS P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GC-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945GME-DS2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 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
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
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	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 slot 3 x PCI slots
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	450 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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