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GIGABYTE GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 9identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:1
    • GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-8VM533, GA-P55-UD3P
55 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket 478LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Pentium® 4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers2 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers21
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers210
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers36
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1616Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI slotsDiffers34
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers210 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceiTE IT8720
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceJMB362
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source

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