Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard vs GIGABYTE GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

17specifications compared
5differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:2
- GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:4
- GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:1
- GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard:ATX
- GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard, GA-965QM-DS2
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard View product	B GIGABYTE GA-965QM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-965QM-DS2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power 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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown 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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI Express x 16 PCI Express x 1	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA 3000
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	4 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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