Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX

35specifications compared
12differ
23identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:AMD
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:Socket A (462)
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
Compatible processor series
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon XP
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Intel® Pentium® 4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:4
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:2
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:1
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3
Motherboard chipset family
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:VIA
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:SiS
Audio output channels
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:6.1 channels

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Comparison of GA-7VAXP, GA-8ST800
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX Model GA-7VAXP View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model GA-8ST800 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
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
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
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
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	6.1 channels
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	4 Mbit	2 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 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
Other featuresidentical
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Parallel ATA

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