SN95G5 Specification
| Shuttle XPC SN95G5 | |
| CPU Support | All AMD Socket 939 Athlon 64 and FX processors |
| Northbridge | nForce3 250 Ultra |
| Memory Support | 2 slots, DDR400, 2GB max, dual-channel |
| AGP | One slot |
| PEG16X | None |
| Southbridge | None |
| Audio | Realtek ALC655 CODEC from nForce3 250 Ultra feed |
| Audio Connectivity | 6 port backplane speaker, 2 S/PDIF optical input and output, coax digital ouput, line output, headphone output, microphone input |
| PCI | 1 x 32-bit 33MHz PCI 2.1 slot |
| PCI Express | None |
| IDE | 2 ATA133 compliant ports from nForce3 250 Ultra |
| IDE RAID | RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1 and JBOD from above ports |
| SATA | 2 ports from nForce3 250 Ultra |
| SATA RAID | Both ports, RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1, JBOD |
| Networking | Marvell 8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, 10/100/1000Mbit |
| USB | nForce3 250 Ultra, 2 x backplane USB2.0, 2 x front panel I/O USB2.0, headers for 4 more |
| FireWire | FireWire400, 1 backplane port, 1 x front panel port, from VIA VT6307 |
| Other I/O | PS/2, 1 x Serial |
| Possible Storage | 1 optical and 2 HDD, or 1 optical, 1 HDD and a floppy drive |
The SN95G5 is basically the SN85G4 in terms of spec. The networking controller is better with support for gigabit Ethernet speeds and the ALC650 in the SN85 gets replaced by the ALC655, but that's about it.
The CPU support brings with it dual-channel DDR400 memory support, up to 2GB in total from the pair of slots. Supporting Socket 939 CPUs means an entry level of Model 3500+ and the choice of Model 3800+ and Athlon FX-53 if your wallet is fat.
The move to nForce3 250 also means PCI and AGP locks when overclocking and a generally enthusiast friendly setup, depending on the BIOS options. An incremental feature upgrade more than anything else, with the extra performance from Socket 939 CPUs and the overclocking-friendly core logic defining everything else.
