Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX

27specifications compared
11differ
16identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:6
Headphone outputs
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:3
Networking features
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10/100
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of GA-945GCM-S2C, GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945GCM-S2C View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Q35M-S2 S775, Q35, MATX View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/2000	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIE x16 1 x PCIE 2 x PCI	2 x PCI
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 x 244
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA 3100
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8718	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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