Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

32specifications compared
20differ
12identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 9 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX (12 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:3
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of M3N78-AM, GA-EP45-UD3P
54 specifications	A ASUS M3N78-AM Socket AM2 micro ATX Model M3N78-AM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-UD3P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	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 controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	DMI v2.0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0A, smbios V2.5, CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ FLASH 2, My logo2(256 color)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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