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GIGABYTE GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset vs GIGABYTE GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0)

22specifications compared
6differ
16identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:Intel
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):AMD
Processor socket
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:4 GB
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:2
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):6
Depth
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:194 mm
- GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0):214 mm

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Comparison of GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset, GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0)
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M52S-S3P (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 slot 3 x PCI Express x 1 slot 3 x PCI slots	1 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI-E x 1 4 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	194 mm	214 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit

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