Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-965GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
22known 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-965GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:8
- GA-965GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:32 GB
- GA-965GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:2
- GA-965GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:7
- GA-965GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:2
- GA-965GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-965GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit LAN
Motherboard form factor
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:Extended ATX
- GA-965GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of GA-7BESH-RH, GA-965GM-S2
38 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX Model GA-7BESH-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-965GM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-965GM-S2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit LAN
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82563EB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
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 X16 1 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 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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