Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

25specifications compared
10differ
15identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
CPU fan connector
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
- GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:No
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-965QM-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-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:450 mm
- GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of P5GC-MX, GA-965QM-DS2
39 specifications	A ASUS P5GC-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GC-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-965QM-DS2 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	2 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial 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
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro 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
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	450 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	244 mm
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
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA 3000
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN

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