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GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P7N SLI Platinum

21specifications compared
7differ
14identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P7N SLI Platinum:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2 GB
- P7N SLI Platinum:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P7N SLI Platinum:4
Audio chip
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC662
- P7N SLI Platinum:Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5.1 channels
- P7N SLI Platinum:7.1 channels

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Comparison of GA-945GCM-S2C, P7N SLI Platinum
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945GCM-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945GCM-S2C View product	B MSI P7N SLI Platinum View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Pentium® D
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
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
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIE x16 1 x PCIE 2 x PCI	2 x PCI 3 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
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
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8718	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	304 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm

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