Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-K8VT800-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-K8VT800-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:Socket 754
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-K8VT800-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:3
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-K8VT800-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:2
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-K8VT800-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:2
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-K8VT800-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:2
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Serial ports quantity
- GA-K8VT800-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:2
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
Width
- GA-K8VT800-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:295 mm
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:305 mm
Depth
- GA-K8VT800-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX:215 mm
- GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-K8VT800-RH, GA-M59SLI-S4
31 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-K8VT800-RH motherboard Socket 754 ATX Model GA-K8VT800-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model GA-M59SLI-S4 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 754	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	3 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
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 IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x AGP 8x/4x (AGP 3.0) 5 x PCI (PCI 2.2)	2 x PCI Express x 16 1 x PCI Express x 8 2 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	295 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek ALC850 AC'97 Audio Codec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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