Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

26specifications compared
16differ
10identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:200,266,333 MHz
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-8SIMLH-P, GA-M52LT-D3
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8SIMLH-P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-M52LT-D3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	Socket AM3
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	200,266,333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	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	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	10/100 Mbps
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows	Win XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	4
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	216 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security OEM
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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