Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I945GMF motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:AMD
- GA-8I945GMF motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:Socket 754
- GA-8I945GMF motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:4
- GA-8I945GMF motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:2
- GA-8I945GMF motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:2
- GA-8I945GMF motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:1
- GA-8I945GMF motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:ATX
- GA-8I945GMF motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:305 mm
- GA-8I945GMF motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of K8N-LR, GA-8I945GMF
33 specifications	A ASUS K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX Model K8N-LR View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I945GMF motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-8I945GMF View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	2 * Broadcom BCM5721 PCI-E Gb LAN	Marvell 8053 Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC882
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x 16(x8 link) 2 x 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X 2 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI 1 x MiniPCI	1 PCI Express x 16 1 PCI Express x 1 2 PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 x 244
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Rage XL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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