Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

19specifications compared
11differ
8identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
COM ports quantity
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® 82573L
- GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Marvell 88E1116
Networking features
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:GbE
- GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Gigabit Ethernet

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Comparison of GA-5EASV, GA-M59SLI-S5
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-5EASV View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S5 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M59SLI-S5 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
COM ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82573L	Marvell 88E1116
Networking featuresDiffers	GbE	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888DD
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	2xPCI Express x 16 1xPCI Express x 8 2xPCI Express x 1 2xPCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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