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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset vs MSI 945PL NEO5-F

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 15identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 2 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 8
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 4

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36 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R ChipsetView product
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MSI

945PL NEO5-FView product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron® D
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB2 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers84
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one2
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI Express x16, 2 x PCI Express x1, 3 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one197 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneSATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 66/100 IDE

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