Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N-E SLI vs GIGABYTE GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

17specifications compared
4differ
13identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5N-E SLI:4
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5N-E SLI:8 GB
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Motherboard form factor
- P5N-E SLI:ATX
- GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5N-E SLI, GA-945PLM-S2
33 specifications	A ASUS P5N-E SLI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945PLM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945PLM-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E1116	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	6.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 - VGA: x16 - SLI: x8, x8 1 x PCI Express 2 x PCI (PCI 2.2)	1 PCI Express x 16 slot 3 PCI slots
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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