Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS N4L-VM DH vs GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- N4L-VM DH:Socket 479
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- N4L-VM DH:2
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:4
Maximum internal memory
- N4L-VM DH:2 GB
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- N4L-VM DH:4
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:3
Number of SATA connectors
- N4L-VM DH:3
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- N4L-VM DH:1
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- N4L-VM DH:1
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:2
Networking features
- N4L-VM DH:Intel 82573L Gb Ethernet
- GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal:Dual Gigabit Ethernet

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Comparison of N4L-VM DH, GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal
38 specifications	A ASUS N4L-VM DH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI Quad Royal View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 479	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Intel 82573L Gb Ethernet	Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x 16 1 x PCI-E x 1 2 x PCI	4 x PCI Express X16 2 x PCI Express X1 1 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II Anti-Virus Software ASUS LiveUpdate Intervideo WinDVD Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC 882M, 8-ch High Definition Audio CODEC	Realtek ALC850 Audio codec
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel Graphics GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 x Cooling fan

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