Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX

21specifications compared
13differ
8identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Socket 940
Processor system buses supported
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1066 MHz
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:800 MHz
RAID levels
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:GbE
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Extended ATX

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Comparison of GA-5EASV, GA-7A8DW
31 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-5EASV motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-5EASV View product	B GIGABYTE GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX Model GA-7A8DW View product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 940
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	AMD Opteron
Processor system buses supportedDiffers	1066 MHz	800 MHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibility	ECC	ECC
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 0+1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	XGI Z7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantity	2	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82573L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	GbE	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1xPCI-E x8, 1xPCI x4, 2xPCI	2 x PCI-X 133/100/66 MHz, 1 x PCI 32/33 MHz, 1 x AGP 4x/8X Pro
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Phoenix
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	287 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA

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