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GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset vs MSI P965 Platinum

32specifications compared
11differ
21identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:8
- P965 Platinum:7
CPU fan connector
- GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:No
- P965 Platinum:Yes
Chassis intrusion connector
- GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:No
- P965 Platinum:Yes
Number of COM connectors
- GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:No
- P965 Platinum:1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:0
- P965 Platinum:1
Serial ports quantity
- GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:0
- P965 Platinum:1
Networking features
- GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:Gigabit LAN
- P965 Platinum:10/100/1000 Mb/s
Depth
- GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset:244 mm
- P965 Platinum:245 mm

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Comparison of GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset, P965 Platinum
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS4 Intel P965+ ICH8R chipset View product	B MSI P965 Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	7
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	No	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	0	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mb/s
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express X16(run @ x16, x4) 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI	1 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
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	7.1	Realtek 883
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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