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GIGABYTE GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs MSI Fuzzy 945GM2

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 5identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:Socket M (mPGA478MT)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:4 GB
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:2 GB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:4
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:1
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:micro ATX
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:mini ITX

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Comparison of GA-8I945GMMFY-RH, Fuzzy 945GM2
32 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket 478Socket M (mPGA478MT)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectors22
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Power source typeATXATX
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for oneRealtek ALC880Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for oneGraphic Media Accelerator950Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIDE, SATA
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRS-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 oneUnknown — not stated by the source224 MB
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGMA 950
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 82573L
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Mbps Base-T X3
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x PCI Express x16 1 x 32-bit PCI
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60 °C

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