Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 29identical
  • 50known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (2 vs 1). The ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX (2 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (1 vs 0). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron® M on the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX, Not supported on the GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX. Memory slots type: SO-DIMM on the ASUS C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX, DIMM on the GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX.

  • Compatible processor series
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:Intel® Celeron® M
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:Not supported
  • Memory slots type
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SO-DIMM
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:DIMM
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:2
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:0
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:2
  • COM ports quantity
    • C8HM70-I/HDMI Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:1

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Comparison of C8HM70-I/HDMI, GA-C847N
93 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketKnown for oneBGA 1023Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron® MNot supported
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor model847847
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionKnown for one4.1Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one10Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectors11
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers12
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity00
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityDiffers01
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityDiffers01
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111FUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormini ITXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® HM70 ExpressIntel® NM70 Express
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887-VDRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for oneActiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows XP/7/8
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-xUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170.2 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers170.2 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security Intel Smart Connect Technology
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3

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