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ASUS P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 19identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Audio output channels
    • P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
  • Width
    • P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:450 mm
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
  • Depth
    • P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:183 mm
    • GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:233 mm

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Comparison of P5GC-MX, GA-946GM-DS2
53 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA 950Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantity11
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP/2000Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers450 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers183 mm233 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
Special featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Audio outputKnown for oneRealtek ALC883Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR PMEUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source

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