Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0)

23specifications compared
7differ
16identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):4 GB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):2
Motherboard form factor
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):ATX
Width
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):305 mm
Depth
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):190 mm

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Comparison of GA-945GME-DS2, GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0)
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945GME-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown 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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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 slot 3 x PCI slots	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	220 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	190 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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