Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT vs GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775

22specifications compared
8differ
14identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775 has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775 has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775 has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT (8 vs 4). Networking features: Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT, 10/100/1000 Mbit on the GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT, ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775.

Number of memory slots
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:2
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:4
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:4
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:0
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:2
Networking features
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:Ethernet
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:10/100/1000 Mbit
Motherboard form factor
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:micro ATX
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:ATX
Audio chip
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:Realtek ALC662
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels
- GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT:5.1 channels
- GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775:7.1 channels

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Comparison of GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT, GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-73VM-S2 S775, NV7050, MATX, CPNT View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS4 - ATX, LGA 775 View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown 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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 610i	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI Express X16 3 x PCI Express X1 2 x PCI
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	244 x 194	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA CineFX 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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