Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD vs GIGABYTE GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:200,266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:8 GB
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:4
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:1
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:8
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:1
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:1
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-880GM-D2H, GA-8SIMLH-P
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD Model GA-880GM-D2H 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 AM3	Socket 478
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	200,266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	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 quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win XP, Vista, 7	Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	224 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security OEM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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