GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard vs MSI P6N SLI Platinum

Comparison of GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboard, P6N SLI Platinum

31 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 Intel 945P+ ICH7 chipset motherboardView product	B MSI P6N SLI PlatinumView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	—Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI Express x 16 PCI Express x 1	1 x PCI-E (x1) 3 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	4 Mbit	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8 x USB 2.0 4 x S-ATA II RAID 2 x U-DMA133 IDE
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	304 mm

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