Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):Intel
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):4 GB
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):2
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):2
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Serial ports quantity
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):1
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
Audio chip
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):Realtek ALC888
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Realtek ALC883
Depth
- GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0):190 mm
- GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:214 mm

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Comparison of GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0), GA-M61P-S3
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945P-DS3 (rev. 2.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M61P-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
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	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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	214 mm
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA GeForce 6100
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS

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