Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PVL-D/SCSI Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB vs GIGABYTE GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- PVL-D/SCSI Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:Socket 604 (mPGA604)
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- PVL-D/SCSI Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:16 GB
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- PVL-D/SCSI Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:2
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- PVL-D/SCSI Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:2
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- PVL-D/SCSI Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:1
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- PVL-D/SCSI Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:Broadcom BCM5721
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Motherboard form factor
- PVL-D/SCSI Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB:SSI EEB
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of PVL-D/SCSI, GA-8I945GM-S2
36 specifications	A ASUS PVL-D/SCSI Intel® E7520 Socket 604 (mPGA604) SSI EEB Model PVL-D/SCSI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-8I945GM-S2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 604 (mPGA604)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) 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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	SSI EEB	micro ATX
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® E7520	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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