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ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-7N400 Pro2

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 6identical
  • 53known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the GIGABYTE GA-7N400 Pro2 (3 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-7N400 Pro2 has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-7N400 Pro2 (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-7N400 Pro2. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Socket A (462) on the GIGABYTE GA-7N400 Pro2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
    • GA-7N400 Pro2:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • GA-7N400 Pro2:Socket A (462)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
    • GA-7N400 Pro2:266,333,400 MHz
  • RAID levels
    • P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
    • GA-7N400 Pro2:0, 1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
    • GA-7N400 Pro2:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
    • GA-7N400 Pro2:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
    • GA-7N400 Pro2:0
  • Component for
    • P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Server
    • GA-7N400 Pro2:PC

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Comparison of P8B-M, GA-7N400 Pro2
69 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)Socket A (462)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD Athlon
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one2, 4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one16 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers31
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8110S
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 98/Me/2000/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® C204Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024, CUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
AGP x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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