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GIGABYTE GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 13identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:AMD
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Socket A (462)
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2 GB
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-7VKML, GA-P55-US3L
50 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket A (462)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers2 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers21
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers28
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC201ARealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 98/2000/ME/XPWin 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI slotsDiffers31
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers215 mm190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceiTE IT8720
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CNR slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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