Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/ Me/ 2000/ XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
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
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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