Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX vs MSI P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:LGA 771 (Socket J)
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:8
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:32 GB
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:6
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:Intel® 82563EB
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT6103L
Networking features
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX:Extended ATX
- P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-7BESH-RH, P4M890M-L
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7BESH-RH motherboard Intel® 5000P LGA 771 (Socket J) Extended ATX Model GA-7BESH-RH View product	B MSI P4M890M-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P4M890M-L View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 771 (Socket J)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	2 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82563EB	VIA VT6103L
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5000P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	3 x PCI-E x8 1 x PCI-X 64/66~100MHz 1 x PCI-X 64/100MHz 1 x PCI 32/33MHz	- 1 PCI Express x 16 - 2 PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA VT1708
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 x Parallel - 1 x Serial port (COM 1) - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard - 1 x PS/2 Mouse - 1 x Audio I/O (6 in 1) - 4 x USB 2.0 - 1 x IEEE1394 (optional) - 1 x RJ45 LAN jack - 1 x VGA port
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATIES1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	330 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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