Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2 (rev. 2.1) vs GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard

16specifications compared
5differ
11identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-945GCM-S2 (rev. 2.1):2
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-945GCM-S2 (rev. 2.1):2
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:1
Networking features
- GA-945GCM-S2 (rev. 2.1):Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:Gigabit LAN
Motherboard form factor
- GA-945GCM-S2 (rev. 2.1):micro ATX
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:ATX

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Comparison of GA-945GCM-S2 (rev. 2.1), GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2 (rev. 2.1)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	533 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8001	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI	PCI Express x 16 PCI Express x 1
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
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 Mbit

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