Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6) vs MSI 945PL Neo3-F

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):Socket 945
- 945PL Neo3-F:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):2
- 945PL Neo3-F:4
Motherboard form factor
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):micro ATX
- 945PL Neo3-F:ATX
Audio chip
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):Realtek ALC888
- 945PL Neo3-F:Realtek ALC850
Width
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):220 mm
- 945PL Neo3-F:225 mm
Depth
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):244 mm
- 945PL Neo3-F:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6), 945PL Neo3-F
29 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6)View product	B MSI 945PL Neo3-F View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 945	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC850
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 4 2 x PCI	1xPCIe x16, 1xPCIe x1, 4xPCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	220 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x UDMA100 IDE 4x S-ATA II 8x USB 2.0

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