Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0)

23specifications compared
9differ
14identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):8
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):8
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):ATX
Width
- GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:220 mm
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):305 mm

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Comparison of GA-945GME-DS2, GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0)
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945GME-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-945GME-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3P (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	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
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
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 connector	Yes	Yes
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows VISTA Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 slot 3 x PCI slots	2 x PCI Express X16 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	220 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 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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