Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

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 system buses supportedDiffers	533 MHz	533,800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	266 MHz	266,333,400 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one	2.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/Oidentical
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
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
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	SiS
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
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
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons