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GIGABYTE GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708A
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC885
Width
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
Depth
- GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:233 mm
- P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:304 mm

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Comparison of GA-VM900M, P6N
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-VM900M motherboard VIA P4M900 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-VM900M View product	B MSI P6N motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P6N View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8201CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100Mb Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	VIA P4M900	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708A	Realtek ALC885
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 PCI Expressx16 1 PCI Expressx1 2 PCI	3xPCI-E (x16), 2xPCI-E (x1), 2xPCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	233 mm	304 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x USB 2.0 6xS-ATA II RAID 1xU-DMA133 IDE 1xFDD

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