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GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x) vs GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0)

35specifications compared
9differ
26identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0) has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x) (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0) 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). The GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0) has 2 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x) (4 GB vs 2 GB). Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x), Socket 939 on the GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0).

Processor socket
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):Socket 939
Number of memory slots
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):2
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):333,400 MHz
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):2 GB
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):2
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):1
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):2
PCI Express x16 slots
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):1
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):2
PCI slots
- GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x):3
- GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0):2

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Comparison of GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x), GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0)
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8I915PL-G (rev. 1.x)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 939
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
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 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC850	Realtek ALC850
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/ Me/ 2000/ XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit

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