Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

30specifications compared
18differ
12identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory types
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:DDR-SDRAM
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:200,266,333 MHz
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3 GB
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Parallel ATA
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-8ST800, GA-H61M-S2PV
60 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8ST800 motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model GA-8ST800 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2PV View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	533 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	200,266,333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Parallel ATA	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
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 connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown 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
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 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) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8151
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	SiS	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	6.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
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	1
PCI slotsDiffers	5	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	2 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	244 mm
Depth	200 mm	200 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	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	Norton Internet Security (OEM)
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8728
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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