Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I945PLGE-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-8I945PLGE-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-8I945PLGE-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-8I945PLGE-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
LAN controller
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Marvell 88E8001
- GA-8I945PLGE-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Motherboard form factor
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-8I945PLGE-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Width
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-8I945PLGE-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:193 mm
- GA-8I945PLGE-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm

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Comparison of P5PE-VM, GA-8I945PLGE-RH
37 specifications	A ASUS P5PE-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5PE-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I945PLGE-RH motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-8I945PLGE-RH View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel 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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8001	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x AGP 8X 3x PCI	1 PCI Express x 16 2 PCI Express x 1 3 PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	190 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel Extreme Graphics 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CPU Lock Free MyLogo CrashFree BIOS2 EZ Flash ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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