Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8r-mvp s939 Retail vs GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:AMD
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:Socket 939
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:4 GB
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:4
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
CD/AUX audio in
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:No
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Yes
Number of COM connectors
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:No
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- A8r-mvp s939 Retail:2
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of A8r-mvp s939 Retail, GA-8N-SLI
44 specifications	A ASUS A8r-mvp s939 Retail View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-8N-SLI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inDiffers	No	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectors	3	3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	No	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	2 x PCIe X 16 2 x PCIe X 1 2 x PCI
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe 2 ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	305 x 245	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	ADI AD1986A SoundMAX	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 x Line-out/ 1 x Line-in/ 1 x MIC
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA SLI multi-GPU support Support NVIDIA Firewall Norton Internet Security XpressTM Installation XpressTM Recovery 2 C.I.A. 2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) M.I.B. 2 (Memory Intelligent Booster 2) EasyTune 5 M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) S.O.S.
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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