Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Socket 945
Number of memory slots
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:GbE
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion slots
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1xPCI-E x8, 1xPCI x4, 2xPCI
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:1xPCI Express x 16, 3xPCI
Width
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:220 mm

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Comparison of GA-5EASV, GA-8I945GZM-S2
41 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-5EASV View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX Model GA-8I945GZM-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 945
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	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
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	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 quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	GbE	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82573L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
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 slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1xPCI-E x8, 1xPCI x4, 2xPCI	1xPCI Express x 16, 3xPCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	XGI Z7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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