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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset vs MSI P965 Platinum

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 21identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 7
  • Chassis intrusion connector
    • No
    • Yes
  • Number of COM connectors
    • No
    • 1
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • Parallel ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Networking features
    • Gigabit LAN
    • 10/100/1000 Mb/s
  • Depth
    • 210 mm
    • 245 mm

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48 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-965P-DS3 Intel P965+ ICH8 chipsetView product
B

MSI

P965 PlatinumView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O4 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers67
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorDiffersNoYes
Number of COM connectorsDiffersNo1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers01
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100/1000 Mb/s
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111B
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC883
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x 32-bit v2.3 master PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers210 mm245 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATAII
Audio outputDiffers7.1Realtek 883
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneNo
EZ plug connectorDiffersNoYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo

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