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GIGABYTE GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

42specifications compared
8differ
34identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
S/PDIF out port
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:No
Width
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:233 mm

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Comparison of GA-945GME-DS2, GA-946GM-DS2
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945GME-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-946GM-DS2 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 support	Not supported	Not supported
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 connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
WiFi-AP antenna jack	No	No
Modem (RJ-11) ports	0	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 slot 3 x PCI slots	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	233 mm
Other features2 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerDiffers	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
Special featuresDiffers	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS

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