Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

19specifications compared
10differ
9identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Serial ports quantity
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking features
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Motherboard form factor
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:190 mm
- PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of GA-945PL-S3, PM8PM-V
29 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-945PL-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-945PL-S3 View product	B MSI PM8PM-V motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8PM-V View product
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111B	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M800 Pro
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI	1 x AGP 8X 3 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	210 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC883 8 Channel Audio Codec	Realtek ALC655 6-ch.
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S3 Graphics Unichrome Pro

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