Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8N-SLI motherboard NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Socket 939 ATX vs GIGABYTE 8I845GVM-RZ Socket 478 micro ATX

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A8N-SLI motherboard NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Socket 939 ATX:AMD
- 8I845GVM-RZ Socket 478 micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A8N-SLI motherboard NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Socket 939 ATX:Socket 939
- 8I845GVM-RZ Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Motherboard form factor
- A8N-SLI motherboard NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Socket 939 ATX:ATX
- 8I845GVM-RZ Socket 478 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of A8N-SLI, 8I845GVM-RZ
51 specifications	A ASUS A8N-SLI motherboard NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Socket 939 ATX Model A8N-SLI View product	B GIGABYTE 8I845GVM-RZ Socket 478 micro ATX Model 8I845GVM-RZ View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	Socket 478
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	3 x PCI (PCI 2.2 compliant)
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	243 x 209
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC655 Audio AC'97 CODEC
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal I/O Connectors 1 x FDD 2 x UDMA ATA 100/66 Bus Master IDE 2 x USB 2.0 S/P DIF output 2 x cooling fan pin headers CD/AUX in headers 1 x WOL header 1 x COM port Rear Panel I/O 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x LPT 1 x COM port 1 x VGA port 1 x RJ45 port Audio (1 x Line-in / 1 x Line-out / 1 x MIC) connec
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8100C LAN chip
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security Norton Anti Virus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton Spam Alert Norton Parental Control GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat e-Book Reader IAA (Intel Application Accelerator) Direct X 8.1

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