Features     BOX/BLKD945GCPE     LAD945GCPE
Board series     Essential series     Essential series
BIOS ID string     PE94510M.86A     PE94510M.86A
AA# (altered assembly)     D97209-xxx     D97212-xxx
Processor     Intel® Core?2 Duo processor
Intel® Pentium® processor
Intel® Pentium® D processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
Intel® Celeron® 400 Series processor
Intel® Celeron® D processor     Intel Core2 Duo processor
Intel Pentium processor
Intel Pentium D processor
Intel Pentium 4 processor
Intel Celeron 400 Series processor
Intel Celeron D processor
Performance
(04B/05B)/mainstream
(04A/05A) vreg support     95W FMB & 05A     95W FMB & 05A
FSB support     1066/800/533 MHz     1066/800/533 MHz
Processor socket     LGA 775     LGA 775
Chipset     Intel® 945GC Express Chipset     Intel 945GC Express Chipset
Integrated graphics     Yes     Yes
Form factor     microATX     microATX
Memory - maximum supported     2 GB¹     2 GB¹
Memory frequency (refer to TPS for configuration requirements)     Dual Channel DDR2 667/533 MHz     Dual Channel DDR2 667/533 MHz
Audio     Intel® High Definition Audio (RealTek* ALC662*)     Intel High Definition Audio (RealTek ALC662)
S/PDIF     None     None
LAN controller     10/100 LAN (RealTek* RTL8101E-GR*)     10/100 LAN (RealTek RTL8101E-GR)
USB connectors     8 USB 2.0 (4-F, 4-B)     8 USB 2.0 (4-F, 4-B)
PCI slots     2     2
PCI Express x16     None     None
PCI Express x1     None     None
SATA (ports)     2 (black)     2 (black)
PATA (ports)     1 port, 2 devices     1 port, 2 devices
IEEE-1394a ports     None     None
TPM     None     None
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (RAID)     None     None
Hyper-Threading Technology support     Yes     Yes
Instantly Available PC     Yes     Yes
1 year limited warranty     No     Yes
3 year limited warranty ²     Yes     No