Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX

26specifications compared
13differ
13identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-965G-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-965G-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
Number of memory slots
- GA-965G-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-965G-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-965G-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-965G-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-965G-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
Networking features
- GA-965G-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:10/100Mbps Ethernet

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Comparison of GA-965G-DS3, GA-K8VM800M-RH
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-965G-DS3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX Model GA-K8VM800M-RH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 754
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100Mbps Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA K8M800
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x AGP 8x/4x (AGP 3.0) 3 x PCI (PCI 2.2)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	220 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC 655 AC'97 Audio Codec
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA UniChrome Pro Graphics
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit

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