Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8IK1100 motherboard Intel® 875P Socket 478 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI ROYAL

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8IK1100 motherboard Intel® 875P Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
- GA-8N-SLI ROYAL:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-8IK1100 motherboard Intel® 875P Socket 478 ATX:6
- GA-8N-SLI ROYAL:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8IK1100 motherboard Intel® 875P Socket 478 ATX:4 GB
- GA-8N-SLI ROYAL:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-8IK1100 motherboard Intel® 875P Socket 478 ATX:2
- GA-8N-SLI ROYAL:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-8IK1100 motherboard Intel® 875P Socket 478 ATX:2
- GA-8N-SLI ROYAL:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-8IK1100 motherboard Intel® 875P Socket 478 ATX:1
- GA-8N-SLI ROYAL:2
Audio chip
- GA-8IK1100 motherboard Intel® 875P Socket 478 ATX:Realtek ALC655
- GA-8N-SLI ROYAL:Realtek ALC850

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Comparison of GA-8IK1100, GA-8N-SLI ROYAL
31 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8IK1100 motherboard Intel® 875P Socket 478 ATX Model GA-8IK1100 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8N-SLI ROYAL View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 875P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC655	Realtek ALC850
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP Pro 5 x PCI	2 x PCIe X 16 2 x PCIe X 1 2 x PCI (PCI 2.3) 1 x DPS
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Anti Virus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton Parental Control Norton Spam Alert	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Line-in / Line-out / MIC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Xpress Install Xpress Recovery Smart Fan EasyTune 4 @BIOS Q-Flash Multi Language BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 x 244
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E8053 Gigabit Ethernet, Marvell 88E8111 Gigabit LAN PHY

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