Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX

15specifications compared
5differ
10identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:GbE
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:mini ATX

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Comparison of GA-5EASV, G965M-FIR
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-5EASV View product	B MSI G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX Model G965M-FIR View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
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	3
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
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 COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	GbE	10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82573L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1xPCI-E x8, 1xPCI x4, 2xPCI	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI 1x IDE
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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