Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

34specifications compared
16differ
18identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-73PVM-S2H, GA-X48-DS5
81 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-73PVM-S2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X48-DS5 motherboard Intel® X48 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-X48-DS5 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	667,800,1066,1200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5	1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	8
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® X48
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH9R
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCIE 2.0 x16 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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