Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7A8DRH motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX vs MSI Fuzzy 945GM2

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7A8DRH motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:AMD
- Fuzzy 945GM2:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-7A8DRH motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Socket 940
- Fuzzy 945GM2:Socket M (mPGA478MT)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7A8DRH motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:16 GB
- Fuzzy 945GM2:2 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-7A8DRH motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:8 MB
- Fuzzy 945GM2:224 MB
Graphics card
- GA-7A8DRH motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Rage XL
- Fuzzy 945GM2:GMA 950
Networking features
- GA-7A8DRH motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps
- Fuzzy 945GM2:10/100/1000Mbps Base-T X3
Motherboard form factor
- GA-7A8DRH motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Extended ATX
- Fuzzy 945GM2:mini ITX

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Comparison of GA-7A8DRH, Fuzzy 945GM2
32 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7A8DRH motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX Model GA-7A8DRH View product	B MSI Fuzzy 945GM2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 940	Socket M (mPGA478MT)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Opteron	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	8 MB	224 MB
Graphics cardDiffers	Rage XL	GMA 950
Internal I/Oidentical
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000Mbps Base-T X3
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82573L
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	mini ITX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4xPCI-X, 2xPCI	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	330 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
I/O portsDiffers	2xUSB1.1	RS-232 x1 RS-232x2(0,5,12V) RS-422/485 x2 8@/8 out GPIO Ultra DMA 66/100 x1
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Adaptec 7902W SCSI U320	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE, SATA
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C

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