Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX vs MSI K9NGM-L Socket AM2 micro ATX

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Intel
- K9NGM-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Socket 945
- K9NGM-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2
- K9NGM-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:2 GB
- K9NGM-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:4
- K9NGM-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Networking features
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- K9NGM-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:10/100 Fast Ethernet
Expansion slots
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:1xPCI Express x 16, 3xPCI
- K9NGM-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:1xPCIe x16, 1xPCIe x1, 2xPCI
Width
- GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX:220 mm
- K9NGM-L Socket AM2 micro ATX:245 mm

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Comparison of GA-8I945GZM-S2, K9NGM-L
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8I945GZM-S2 motherboard Socket 945 micro ATX Model GA-8I945GZM-S2 View product	B MSI K9NGM-L Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9NGM-L View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 945	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	AMD Sempron
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
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 quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1xPCI Express x 16, 3xPCI	1xPCIe x16, 1xPCIe x1, 2xPCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	220 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x Floppy disk drive connector
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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