Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX

29specifications compared
19differ
10identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:AMD
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Socket A (462)
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:200,266,333 MHz
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
On-board graphics card
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Yes
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
- GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6

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Comparison of GA-7VM400MF-P, GA-X58-USB3
54 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7VM400MF-P motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX Model GA-7VM400MF-P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X58-USB3 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model GA-X58-USB3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket A (462)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	200,266,333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	24 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
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
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
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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC650	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	233 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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