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
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power 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 ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
COM 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
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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
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
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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