Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:1
Audio chip
- GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of GA-946-S3, GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset
31 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-946-S3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset View product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 3 x PCI Express x 1 3 x PCI	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source

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