Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

28specifications compared
7differ
21identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Socket A (462)
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:0
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:4
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:1
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:3
Depth
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:233 mm
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:215 mm

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Comparison of GA-7VM400MF-P, GA-8SIMLH-P
40 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX Model GA-7VM400MF-P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8SIMLH-P View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	Socket A (462)	Socket 478
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Supported memory clock speeds	200,266,333 MHz	200,266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Networking features	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC650	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slots	3	3
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	233 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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