Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:Socket 754
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:2
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:10/100Mbps Ethernet
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
Width
- GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-K8VM800M-RH, GA-M55S-S3
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M-RH motherboard VIA K8M800 Socket 754 micro ATX Model GA-K8VM800M-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M55S-S3 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M55S-S3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100Mbps Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA K8M800	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 4 x PCI Express x 1 2 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	234 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC 655 AC'97 Audio Codec	Realtek ALC883 Audio Codec
Graphics controllerKnown for one	VIA UniChrome Pro Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source

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