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ASUS P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard

18specifications compared
5differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:ATX
Audio output channels
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:7.1 channels
BIOS memory size
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:32 Mbit
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:4 Mbit

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Comparison of P5GC-MX, GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard
36 specifications	A ASUS P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GC-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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 connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI	PCI Express x 16 PCI Express x 1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	4 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	450 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	183 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN

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