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GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel®

35specifications compared
14differ
21identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:AMD
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:Socket A (462)
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:Socket 478
Compatible processor series
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon XP
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:Intel® Pentium® 4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:200,266,333 MHz
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:266 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:3 GB
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:2 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:4
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:1
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:2
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:1

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Comparison of GA-7VAXP, GA-8IG
53 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX Model GA-7VAXP View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® Model GA-8IG View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket A (462)	Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon XP	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533 MHz
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	3	3
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	200,266,333 MHz	266 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	2 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 V
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8100B(L)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	VIA	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	VIA KT400	Intel® 845G
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	VIA 8235	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC650	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slots	5	5
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	4 Mbit	2 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat e-Book Reader Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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