Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6) vs MSI P35 Diamond

15specifications compared
7differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):Socket 945
- P35 Diamond:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):2
- P35 Diamond:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):2 GB
- P35 Diamond:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):4
- P35 Diamond:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):4
- P35 Diamond:6
Motherboard form factor
- GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6):micro ATX
- P35 Diamond:ATX

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Comparison of GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6), P35 Diamond
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945GCMX-S2 (rev. 6.6)View product	B MSI P35 Diamond View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 945	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
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
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 4 2 x PCI	2xPCI-E (x1) 2xPCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	220 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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