Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
8differ
19identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Headphone outputs
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Networking features
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit ethernet
Audio chip
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889A
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
Audio output channels
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
Compatible operating systems
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Windows Vista/XP
- GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Windows Vista/XP/2000

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Comparison of GA-73PVM-S2H, GA-945GCM-S2L
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-73PVM-S2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945GCM-S2L View product
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA 950
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security

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