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GIGABYTE GA-8I915MD-G (rev. 1.x) vs GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x)

40specifications compared
3differ
37identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-8I915MD-G (rev. 1.x) has 67,133 MHz more supported memory clock speeds than the GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x) (400,533 MHz vs 333,400 MHz). The GIGABYTE GA-8I915MD-G (rev. 1.x) has 1 more PCI slots than the GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x) (3 vs 2). Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-8I915MD-G (rev. 1.x), Fast Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x).

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8I915MD-G (rev. 1.x):400,533 MHz
- GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):333,400 MHz
Networking features
- GA-8I915MD-G (rev. 1.x):Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):Fast Ethernet
PCI slots
- GA-8I915MD-G (rev. 1.x):3
- GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x):2

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Comparison of GA-8I915MD-G (rev. 1.x), GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x)
42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8I915MD-G (rev. 1.x)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME-GL (rev. 1.x)View product
Processoridentical
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Pentium® 4
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Processor system buses supported	800 MHz	800 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	400,533 MHz	333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	2	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1	1
Number of COM connectors	1	1
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 quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8110S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC655	Realtek ALC655
Audio output channels	6.1 channels	6.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	236 mm	236 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security 2005 - Norton Anti Virus - Norton Personal Firewall - Norton Privacy Control - Norton Parental Control - Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader	Norton Internet Security 2005 - Norton Anti Virus - Norton Personal Firewall - Norton Privacy Control - Norton Parental Control - Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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