Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX vs MSI Fuzzy 945GM2

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:AMD
- Fuzzy 945GM2:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Socket 940
- Fuzzy 945GM2:Socket M (mPGA478MT)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:8 GB
- Fuzzy 945GM2:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:4
- Fuzzy 945GM2:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:4
- Fuzzy 945GM2:2
Networking features
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- Fuzzy 945GM2:10/100/1000Mbps Base-T X3
Motherboard form factor
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Extended ATX
- Fuzzy 945GM2:mini ITX

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Comparison of GA-7A8DW, Fuzzy 945GM2
34 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX Model GA-7A8DW 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
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	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	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	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
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-X 133/100/66 MHz, 1 x PCI 32/33 MHz, 1 x AGP 4x/8X Pro	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x 32-bit PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Phoenix	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	287 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE, SATA
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232 x1 RS-232x2(0,5,12V) RS-422/485 x2 8@/8 out GPIO Ultra DMA 66/100 x1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	224 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 950
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C

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