Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-USB3 motherboard AMD

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-880GMA-USB3 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-880GMA-USB3 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3+
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-880GMA-USB3 motherboard AMD:1066,1333,1866 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-880GMA-USB3 motherboard AMD:SATA III
RAID levels
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-880GMA-USB3 motherboard AMD:0, 1, 3, 5, 10, JBOD
Parallel processing technology support
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Not supported
- GA-880GMA-USB3 motherboard AMD:Hybrid CrossFireX
On-board graphics card
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
- GA-880GMA-USB3 motherboard AMD:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-880GMA-USB3 motherboard AMD:3

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Comparison of P8B-M, GA-880GMA-USB3
73 specifications	A ASUS P8B-M Intel® C204 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-USB3 motherboard AMD Model GA-880GMA-USB3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Phenom II X2
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 3, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	Hybrid CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown 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
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C204	AMD 880G
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 9X Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP SP2
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024, C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	234 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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