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GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX vs MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 26identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (1 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX has 2 more PS/2 ports quantity than the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX, Fast Ethernet on the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:2
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:1
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:2
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:1
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:0
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
  • COM ports quantity
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:1
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
  • PCI slots
    • GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:1
    • C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0

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Comparison of GA-C847N, C847IS-P33
87 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBGA 1023
Compatible processor seriesDiffersNot supportedIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core
Processor modelKnown for one847Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.1
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers21
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers20
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
COM ports quantityDiffers10
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows XP/7/8Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x4 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI slotsDiffers10
PCI-X slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
AGP x4 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
AGP x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Audio outputKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security Intel Smart Connect TechnologyUnknown — not stated by the source

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