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GIGABYTE GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset vs MSI P6N SLI-F

28specifications compared
8differ
20identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:4 GB
- P6N SLI-F:8 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:1
- P6N SLI-F:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:1
- P6N SLI-F:3
LAN controller
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:Realtek RTL8111B
- P6N SLI-F:Vitesse VSC8601
Audio chip
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:Realtek ALC883
- P6N SLI-F:Realtek ALC888
Width
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:305 mm
- P6N SLI-F:245 mm
Depth
- GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset:194 mm
- P6N SLI-F:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset, P6N SLI-F
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945G-S3 (rev. 1.0) Intel 945G+ ICH7 Chipset View product	B MSI P6N SLI-F View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111B	Vitesse VSC8601
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 slot 3 x PCI Express x 1 slot 3 x PCI slots	• 2x PCI Express x16(v1.0a) • 2x PCI Express x1(v1.0a) • 2x 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI(3.3v/5v PCI)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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