Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0)

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):8
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):8
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):1
S/PDIF out port
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:No
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):Yes
Motherboard form factor
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0):ATX

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Comparison of GA-946GM-DS2, GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0)
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-946GM-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3P (rev. 2.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU 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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	0	2
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro 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	Microsoft Windows VISTA Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI Express X16 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	233 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune5 Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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