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ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX

37specifications compared
15differ
22identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX has 7 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX (10 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:3
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:10
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:2

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Comparison of M3N72-D, GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX
55 specifications	A ASUS M3N72-D Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N72-D View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	10
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	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
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Express Gate, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Update, Anti-virus software (OEM)	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	1 x USB module 1 x HDMI to DVI 1 x SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x VGA connector	Unknown — not stated by the source

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