Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0

25specifications compared
12differ
13identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Socket 945
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:4
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:1
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:0
Networking features
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:ATX

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Comparison of GA-8I945GZM-S2, GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0
40 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX Model GA-8I945GZM-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 945	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888DD
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1xPCI Express x 16, 3xPCI	2 x PCI Express X16 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	220 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	224 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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