Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
- GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-8VM533, GA-MA770-US3
52 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8VM533 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA770-US3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-MA770-US3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown 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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 770
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1616	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	210 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM)
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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