Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:1
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
PS/2 ports quantity
- K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-8N-SLI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of K8N-VM, GA-8N-SLI
37 specifications	A ASUS K8N-VM motherboard Socket 754 micro ATX Model K8N-VM 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 754	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Front panel audio 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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Integrated 10/100 Mb	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 1 2 x PCI	2 x PCIe X 16 2 x PCIe 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	193 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility AMD Cool ' n' Quiet Utility Anti-virus software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	High Definition Audio, ADI AD1986A 5.1channel CODEC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6 GPU	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.

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