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GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0 vs MSI 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
11differ
13identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:4
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:8 GB
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:3
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:8
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:0
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s
Motherboard form factor
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:ATX
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0:Realtek ALC888DD
- 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC850

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Comparison of GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0, 945GZM3-L
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 Intel P965 Rev.2.0 View product	B MSI 945GZM3-L LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 945GZM3-L View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion 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
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet	10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888DD	Realtek ALC850
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express X16 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI	3xPCI, 1xPCI-E (x16)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	225 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IrDA connector

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