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GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset vs MSI PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

25specifications compared
12differ
13identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:4
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:8 GB
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
RAID levels
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:0, 1, 5
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:3
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:8
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:1
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:0
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:ATX
- PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset, PM8PM-IL
40 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset View product	B MSI PM8PM-IL motherboard VIA P4M800 Pro LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8PM-IL View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888DD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M800 Pro
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express X16 slot(x16, x4) 3 x PCI Express X1 slots 2 x PCI slots	1 x AGP 8x/4X 3 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	7.1	Realtek ALC655
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S3 UniChrome Pro
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10Mb/s, 100Mb/s

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