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
Memory1 differ
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
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
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
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
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
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
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
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
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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