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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
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 chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
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
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889A
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 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 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
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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