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ASUS A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I915PC Duo

27specifications compared
15differ
12identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:AMD
- GA-8I915PC Duo:Intel
Processor socket
- A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Socket A (462)
- GA-8I915PC Duo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:1
- GA-8I915PC Duo:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
- GA-8I915PC Duo:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:1
- GA-8I915PC Duo:0
Headphone outputs
- A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:1
- GA-8I915PC Duo:6
Networking features
- A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
- GA-8I915PC Duo:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-8I915PC Duo:ATX

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Comparison of A7V8X-MX, GA-8I915PC Duo
48 specifications	A ASUS A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX Model A7V8X-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I915PC Duo View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket A (462)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1980	Realtek ALC850
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 915P Express
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	3 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS EZ Flash ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) CrashFree BIOS	C.I.A. 2 M.I.B. 2 M.I.T. S.O.S. C.O.M.
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0 DMI 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE 8712F

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