Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-965P-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-965P-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-965P-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-965P-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-965P-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-965P-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:2
Depth
- GA-965P-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:210 mm
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:215 mm

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Comparison of GA-965P-S3, GA-M55plus-S3G
32 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-965P-S3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M55plus-S3G View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E1116
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express X16 3 x PCI Express X1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	210 mm	215 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC883 8 Channel Audio Codec	Realtek ALC883 Audio

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