Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX vs MSI 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Socket 945
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Networking features
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s
Audio chip
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Realtek ALC883
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC850
Expansion slots
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:1xPCI Express x 16, 3xPCI
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3xPCI, 1xPCI-E (x16)
Width
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:220 mm
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:244 mm
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:225 mm

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Comparison of GA-8I945GZM-S2, 945GZM3-L
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX Model GA-8I945GZM-S2 View product	B MSI 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 945GZM3-L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 945	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Celeron® D
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC850
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1xPCI Express x 16, 3xPCI	3xPCI, 1xPCI-E (x16)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	220 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IrDA connector
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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