Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs MSI G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

22specifications compared
7differ
15identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
- G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Audio chip
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:VIA VT1616
- G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889 / ALC885
PCI slots
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:3
- G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Depth
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:210 mm
- G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:205 mm

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Comparison of GA-8VM533, G41M-P33
41 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8VM533 View product	B MSI G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-P33 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1616	Realtek ALC889 / ALC885
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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	3	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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