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GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset vs MSI PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:Intel
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA Technologies
Number of memory slots
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:4
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:8 GB
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:3
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:6
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:ATX
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:Realtek ALC883
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:7.1 channels
- PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels

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Comparison of GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset, PM9M-V
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset View product	B MSI PM9M-V motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM9M-V View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	VIA Technologies
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8201CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA P4M900
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	200 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	211 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VGA
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source

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