Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX vs MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:Intel
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:Socket 370
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:3
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Memory voltage
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:3.3 V
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1.5 V
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-6BXC, NF980-G65
64 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-6BXC motherboard Socket 370 ATX Model GA-6BXC View product	B MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX Model NF980-G65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 370	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	4
Memory voltageDiffers	3.3 V	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
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 type	ATX	ATX
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
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	3
PCI slotsDiffers	4	2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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