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GIGABYTE GA-7VAC motherboard Socket A (462) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8I915P-DUO motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7VAC motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:AMD
- GA-8I915P-DUO motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-7VAC motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:Socket A (462)
- GA-8I915P-DUO motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7VAC motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:3 GB
- GA-8I915P-DUO motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GA-7VAC motherboard Socket A (462) ATX:295 x 200
- GA-8I915P-DUO motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 x 244

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Comparison of GA-7VAC, GA-8I915P-DUO
14 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7VAC motherboard Socket A (462) ATX Model GA-7VAC View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I915P-DUO motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-8I915P-DUO View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket A (462)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	4 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 915P Express
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP slot (AGP 4X only) 5 x PCI slots (PCI 2.2 compliant)	1 x PCIe X 16 slot 2 x PCIe X 1 slots 3 x PCI slots
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton Internet Security Norton Anti Virus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton Parental Control Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader	# Norton Internet Security 2004 1. Norton Anti Virus 2. Norton Personal Firewall 3. Norton Privacy Control 4. Norton Parental Control 5. Norton Spam Alert # GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager # Adobe Acrobat Reader
Other features3 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	ATA 133	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	295 x 200	305 x 244
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC650 AC97 6-channel codec Chip	Azalia (C-Media 9880)
I/O portsDiffers	1 x FDD port 2 x UDMA ATA133/100/66 Bus Master IDE ports 2 x USB 2.0 connector (support 4 ports) 2 x cooling fan pin header PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse 2 x USB 2.0 ports 2 x COM ports Audio (1 x Line-in / 1 x Line-out / 1 x Mic) connector 1 x Game/Midi port 1 x LPT	# 4 x Serial ATA connectors # 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (4 ports by cable) # 1 x FDD connector # 1 x UltraDMA 100/66 IDE # 2 x UltraDMA 133 IDE # 1 x COM port connector # 3 x cooling fan pin headers # 1 x CD in # 1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector # 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector # 4 x USB 2.0 ports # 1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom 5751 (PCI-E Gigabit)

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