Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX vs MSI PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:AMD
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:Socket 939
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:4
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:1
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Width
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
Depth
- GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX:24.4 mm
- PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of GA-K8N51PVMT-9, PM8M3-V
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8N51PVMT-9 motherboard Socket 939 micro ATX Model GA-K8N51PVMT-9 View product	B MSI PM8M3-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model PM8M3-V View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	VIA VT 6307 IEEE1394	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	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 connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10Mb/s & 100MB/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC880	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-Express X16 1 x PCI-Express X1 2 x PCI	1 x AGP 8x/4X 2 x PCI 2.2 32-bit PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	24.4 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	24.4 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC655
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S3 UniChrome Pro
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x S-Video	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	NVIDIA Firewall NVIDIA RAID 0,1,0+1,5 Norton Internet Security Xpress Installation Xpress Recovery 2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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