Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P4RD1-MX Socket 478 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I915G PRO

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P4RD1-MX Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- GA-8I915G PRO:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- P4RD1-MX Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-8I915G PRO:4
Maximum internal memory
- P4RD1-MX Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-8I915G PRO:4 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P4RD1-MX Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-8I915G PRO:1
Motherboard form factor
- P4RD1-MX Socket 478 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-8I915G PRO:ATX
Width
- P4RD1-MX Socket 478 micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-8I915G PRO:305 mm
Depth
- P4RD1-MX Socket 478 micro ATX:218.4 mm
- GA-8I915G PRO:244 mm
Audio output
- P4RD1-MX Socket 478 micro ATX:ADI AD1986A 6-ch CODEC
- GA-8I915G PRO:C-Media 9880

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Comparison of P4RD1-MX, GA-8I915G PRO
37 specifications	A ASUS P4RD1-MX Socket 478 micro ATX Model P4RD1-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I915G PRO View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
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
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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 chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Reltek RLC8201CL 10/100 Mbps	Marvell 8001 Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCIe X 16 3 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	218.4 mm	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software	Norton Internet Security 2004 - Norton Anti Virus - Norton Personal Firewall - Norton Privacy Control - Norton Parental Control - Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	ADI AD1986A 6-ch CODEC	C-Media 9880
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Integrated ATI RADEON X300 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source

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