Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0):Socket AM2
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Socket 940
ECC сompatibility
- GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:ECC
Maximum internal memory
- GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0):4 GB
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0):0, 1, 0+1, 5
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0):6
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0):2
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0):ATX
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Extended ATX
Depth
- GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0):244 mm
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:287 mm

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Comparison of GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0), GA-7A8DW
31 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-3PXSL-RH (1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX Model GA-7A8DW View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	Socket 940
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Opteron
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/Oidentical
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Extended ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 3 x PCI 32/33MHz	2 x PCI-X 133/100/66 MHz, 1 x PCI 32/33 MHz, 1 x AGP 4x/8X Pro
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Phoenix
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	287 mm
Other featuresidentical
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Controller interface typeKnown for one	NVIDIAnForce 430	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIAGeForce 6150	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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