Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:AMD
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:Intel
Processor socket
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:Socket 754
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:4 GB
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:4
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:1
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:2
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX:1
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:2

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Comparison of K8N-LR, GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal
34 specifications	A ASUS K8N-LR motherboard Socket 754 ATX Model K8N-LR View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown 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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	2 * Broadcom BCM5721 PCI-E Gb LAN	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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	4 x PCI Express X16 2 x PCI Express X1 1 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850 Audio codec
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 x Cooling fan
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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