Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Desktop Board P4rd1-mx vs GIGABYTE GA-K8N-SLI motherboard Socket 939 ATX

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:Intel
- GA-K8N-SLI motherboard Socket 939 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:Socket 478
- GA-K8N-SLI motherboard Socket 939 ATX:Socket 939
Number of memory slots
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:2
- GA-K8N-SLI motherboard Socket 939 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:2 GB
- GA-K8N-SLI motherboard Socket 939 ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:2
- GA-K8N-SLI motherboard Socket 939 ATX:3
S/PDIF out port
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:No
- GA-K8N-SLI motherboard Socket 939 ATX:Yes
Networking features
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:Reltek RLC8201CL 10/100
- GA-K8N-SLI motherboard Socket 939 ATX:CICADA 8201
Motherboard form factor
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:micro ATX
- GA-K8N-SLI motherboard Socket 939 ATX:ATX

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Comparison of Desktop Board P4rd1-mx, GA-K8N-SLI
44 specifications	A ASUS Desktop Board P4rd1-mx View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8N-SLI motherboard Socket 939 ATX Model GA-K8N-SLI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	Socket 939
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out 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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Reltek RLC8201CL 10/100	CICADA 8201
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP, 2003 Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI	2 x PCI-Express X 16 2 x PCI-Express X 1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	218.4 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	ADI AD1986A	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon X300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 x 244

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