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GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® vs GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

37specifications compared
10differ
27identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX has 533,267 MHz more processor system buses supported than the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® (533,800 MHz vs 533 MHz). The GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® has 1 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX has 266,333,134 MHz more supported memory clock speeds than the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® (266,333,400 MHz vs 266 MHz). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel®, micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX. Motherboard chipset family: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel®, SiS on the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX.

Processor system buses supported
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:533 MHz
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:533,800 MHz
Number of memory slots
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:3
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:266 MHz
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:266,333,400 MHz
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:0
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:1
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:ATX
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:Intel
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:SiS
PCI slots
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:5
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:3

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Comparison of GA-8IG, GA-8S661FXM
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® Model GA-8IG View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8S661FXM View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	Socket 478	Socket 478
Compatible processor series	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor system buses supportedDiffers	533 MHz	533,800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	266 MHz	266,333,400 MHz
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	2.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	2	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	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
COM ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	SiS
Audio output channels	5.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 845G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	5	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	2 Mbit	2 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security Norton Anti-Virus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton Parental Control Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader
Other featuresidentical
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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