Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x) vs GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x)

36specifications compared
13differ
23identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x) has 533,000 MHz more processor system buses supported than the GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x) (533,800 MHz vs 800 MHz). The GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x) has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x) (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x) has 266,000,000 MHz more supported memory clock speeds than the GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x) (266,333,400 MHz vs 333,400 MHz). Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x), Socket 478 on the GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x). Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x), Fast Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x).

Processor socket
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):Socket 478
Processor system buses supported
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):800 MHz
- GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):533,800 MHz
Number of memory slots
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):2
- GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):333,400 MHz
- GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):2 GB
- GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):4
- GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):1
- GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):2
Networking features
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x):Fast Ethernet

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Comparison of GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x), GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x)
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8IPE1000-L (rev. 1.x)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 478
Compatible processor series	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Pentium® 4
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Processor system buses supportedDiffers	800 MHz	533,800 MHz
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	333,400 MHz	266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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 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	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC850	Realtek ALC655
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	6.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	3	5
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	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 2003 - Norton Anti Virus - Norton Personal Firewall - Norton Privacy Control - Norton Parental Control - Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit

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