Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:AMD
- GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Socket 940
- GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Number of memory slots
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:4
- GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:8 GB
- GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:4
- GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:2
- GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:1
COM ports quantity
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:2
- GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX:Extended ATX
- GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-7A8DW, GA-8I945GMMFY-RH
34 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7A8DW motherboard Socket 940 Extended ATX Model GA-7A8DW View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I945GMMFY-RH motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8I945GMMFY-RH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 940	Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Opteron	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
COM ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI-X 133/100/66 MHz, 1 x PCI 32/33 MHz, 1 x AGP 4x/8X Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Phoenix	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	287 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC880
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Graphic Media Accelerator950

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