Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:8
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:32 GB
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:6
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:2
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:7
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:2
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:Intel® 82563EB
- GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111B

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Comparison of GA-7BESH-RH, GA-8I945GM-S2
34 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX Model GA-7BESH-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I945GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-8I945GM-S2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82563EB	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	3 x PCI-E x8 1 x PCI-X 64/66~100MHz 1 x PCI-X 64/100MHz 1 x PCI 32/33MHz	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	233 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATIES1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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