Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX

25specifications compared
9differ
16identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
Width
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
Depth
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:220 mm
- GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX:215 mm

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Comparison of GA-K8VM800M-RH, GA-M55plus-S3G
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX Model GA-K8VM800M-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M55plus-S3G View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	2	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
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 quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100Mbps Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88E1116
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA K8M800	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP 8x/4x (AGP 3.0) 3 x PCI (PCI 2.2)	1 x PCI Express x 16 2 x PCI Express x 1 4 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	215 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC 655 AC'97 Audio Codec	Realtek ALC883 Audio
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	VIA UniChrome Pro Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source

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