Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P6N SLI-F

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- P6N SLI-F:8 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P6N SLI-F:2
LAN controller
- GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
- P6N SLI-F:Vitesse VSC8601
Audio chip
- GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A
- P6N SLI-F:Realtek ALC888
Width
- GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- P6N SLI-F:245 mm
Depth
- GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:210 mm
- P6N SLI-F:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-946-S3, P6N SLI-F
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-946-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-946-S3 View product	B MSI P6N SLI-F View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111B	Vitesse VSC8601
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	• 2x PCI Express x16(v1.0a) • 2x PCI Express x1(v1.0a) • 2x 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI(3.3v/5v PCI)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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