Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Intel
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-8VM533, NF980-G65
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8VM533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8VM533 View product	B MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX Model NF980-G65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	Socket AM3
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	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 ports5 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) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1616	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 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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