Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

40specifications compared
16differ
24identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX has 1 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX has 66,067,067 MHz more supported memory clock speeds than the GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX (266,333,400 MHz vs 200,266,333 MHz). The GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX has 1 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (3 GB vs 2 GB). Only the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:AMD
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:Socket A (462)
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Compatible processor series
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon XP
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Intel® Pentium® 4
Number of memory slots
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:3
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:200,266,333 MHz
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:3 GB
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
On-board graphics card
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:No
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:4
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-7VAXP, GA-8S661FXM
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX Model GA-7VAXP View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8S661FXM 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	533,800 MHz
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	200,266,333 MHz	266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	2 GB
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
COM ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8100B(L)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	VIA	SiS
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA KT400	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	VIA 8235	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC650	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	5	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	4 Mbit	2 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat e-Book Reader Norton Internet Security	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

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