Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset vs GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset

Add a product
  • 44specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 34identical
  • 2known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
    • GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:0, 1, 5
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:6
    • GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:8
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:1
    • GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:0
  • CPU fan connector
    • GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:Yes
    • GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:No
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:0
    • GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:1
  • Parallel ports quantity
    • GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:0
    • GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:1
  • Serial ports quantity
    • GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:1
    • GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:0
  • Depth
    • GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:210 mm
    • GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:244 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (off)
Comparison of GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset, GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset
46 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, JBOD0, 1, 5
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers10
CPU fan connectorDiffersYesNo
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorNoNo
Number of COM connectorsNoNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectors00
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
COM ports quantity11
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Serial ports quantityDiffers10
Modem (RJ-11) ports00
Networkidentical
Networking featuresGigabit LANGigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipRealtek ALC883Realtek ALC883
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI2 x PCI Express X16(run @ x16, x4) 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers210 mm244 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffersSATAIISATA II
Audio output7.17.1
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorNoNo
EZ plug connectorNoNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
GAME/MIDI connectorNoNo

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons