Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P35-S3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P35-S3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P35-S3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-P35-S3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-P35-S3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
Audio chip
- GA-P35-S3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek AL662
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- GA-P35-S3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:7.1 channels

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Comparison of GA-P35-S3G, GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P35-S3G View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek AL662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 PCI Express x16 3 PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	305 x 207	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	PCI Express x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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