Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs MSI 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:200,266,333 MHz
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-8SIMLH-P, 870U-G55
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8SIMLH-P motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8SIMLH-P View product	B MSI 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 870U-G55 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	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	10/100/1000
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 770
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 systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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