Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-5EASV-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-5EASV-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-5EASV-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of COM connectors
- GA-5EASV-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-5EASV-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-5EASV-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Serial ports quantity
- GA-5EASV-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-5EASV-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® 82573L
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Width
- GA-5EASV-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:243.8 mm
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-5EASV-RH, GA-946GM-DS2
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-5EASV-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-5EASV-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-946GM-DS2 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	4	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown 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	Intel® 82573L	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	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
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243.8 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	233 mm
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerDiffers	XGI Volari Z7	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Controller interface typeKnown for one	ITE IT8718F-S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	243.8 x 243.8 x 0 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x ATA-133	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Intel ICH7R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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