Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-9IVDTH motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Socket 945
- GA-9IVDTH motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:Socket 604 (mPGA604)
Number of memory slots
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2
- GA-9IVDTH motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:6
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-9IVDTH motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:24 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:4
- GA-9IVDTH motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:1
- GA-9IVDTH motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:2
Networking features
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-9IVDTH motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:GbE
Motherboard form factor
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-9IVDTH motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:Extended ATX
Width
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:220 mm
- GA-9IVDTH motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-8I945GZM-S2, GA-9IVDTH
41 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX Model GA-8I945GZM-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-9IVDTH motherboard Intel® E7320 Socket 604 (mPGA604) Extended ATX Model GA-9IVDTH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 945	Socket 604 (mPGA604)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Xeon®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	24 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	GbE
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82541GI
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	Extended ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® E7320
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1xPCI Express x 16, 3xPCI	2 x PCI-X, 1 x PCI-E, 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	220 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	330 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Rage XL

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