GIGABYTE GA-8I915G PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-8I955X Pro

Comparison of GA-8I915G PRO, GA-8I955X Pro

35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8I915G PROView product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I955X ProView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	T.I IEEE1394b
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	—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
Number of chassis fan connectors	3	3
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Marvell 8001 Gigabit Ethernet	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC882
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe X 16 3 x PCIe X 1 2 x PCI	1 PCI Express x 16 2 PCI Express x 1 3 PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security 2004 - Norton Anti Virus - Norton Personal Firewall - Norton Privacy Control - Norton Parental Control - Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	C-Media 9880	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4 x Line-out/ 1 x Line-in/ 1 x MIC
Manageability featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	DualBIOS C.I.A. 2 M.I.B. 2 R.G.B.
RAID controller typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	GigaRAID ITE8212 IDE

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