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ASUS A8N-VM CSM/NBP vs GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 6identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS A8N-VM CSM/NBP (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS A8N-VM CSM/NBP has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX has 4 more SATA connectors than the ASUS A8N-VM CSM/NBP (8 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS A8N-VM CSM/NBP, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX. Processor socket: Socket 939 on the ASUS A8N-VM CSM/NBP, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • A8N-VM CSM/NBP:AMD
    • GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • A8N-VM CSM/NBP:Socket 939
    • GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • A8N-VM CSM/NBP:4 GB
    • GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • A8N-VM CSM/NBP:4
    • GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • A8N-VM CSM/NBP:4
    • GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • A8N-VM CSM/NBP:4
    • GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • A8N-VM CSM/NBP:1
    • GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • A8N-VM CSM/NBP:1
    • GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX:2

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Comparison of A8N-VM CSM/NBP, GA-X48-DQ6 - S775, Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, ATX
36 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket 939LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1986ARealtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI2 PCI Express x16 3 PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers32 Mbit16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for oneGeForce 6 GPUUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL - PME, WOR - PMEUnknown — not stated by the source

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