Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX

32specifications compared
12differ
20identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:1
S/PDIF out port
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:No
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:Yes
Motherboard form factor
- GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX:ATX

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Comparison of GA-946GM-DS2, GA-MA69G-S3
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-946GM-DS2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-946GM-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA69G-S3 Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA69G-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
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 ports2 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 quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
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
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 4 3 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	233 mm	229 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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