Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

17specifications compared
6differ
11identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Broadcom BCM5721
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Motherboard form factor
- P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5M2/SAS, GA-8I945GM-S2
40 specifications	A ASUS P5M2/SAS motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2/SAS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-8I945GM-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5721	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI 32bit/ 33MHz 2 x PCI-X 133 / 100MHz 1 x PCI-E x16 (x 8) 1 x SODIMM (ASMB3-SOL)	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	LSI 1068 (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel ICH7R (IDE/SATA)	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Intel Matrix Storage/SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 1E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	ES1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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