Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX vs MSI G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX

25specifications compared
8differ
17identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Socket 945
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2 GB
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:3
Networking features
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:micro ATX
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:mini ATX

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Comparison of GA-8I945GZM-S2, G965M-FIR
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX Model GA-8I945GZM-S2 View product	B MSI G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX Model G965M-FIR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 945	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1xPCI Express x 16, 3xPCI	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI 1x IDE
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	220 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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