Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

31specifications compared
9differ
22identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:AMD
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Socket A (462)
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:200,266,333 MHz
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Networking features
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
PCI slots
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:3
- GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-7VM400MF-P, GA-G41M-COMBO
65 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX Model GA-7VM400MF-P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G41M-COMBO motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41M-COMBO View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket A (462)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	200,266,333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
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 quantity	2	2
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 outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8151
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® G41
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH7
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC650	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	233 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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