Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6) vs GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset

15specifications compared
7differ
8identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):Socket 945
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):2
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):2 GB
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):4
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):4
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):4
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:8
Motherboard form factor
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):micro ATX
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:ATX

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Comparison of GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6), GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 945	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 4 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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