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ASUS M3N78 PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0)

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 20identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78 PRO has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78 PRO (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M3N78 PRO (8 vs 6). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0). Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0).

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M3N78 PRO:AMD
    • GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M3N78 PRO:Socket AM2
    • GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • M3N78 PRO:4
    • GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
  • RAID levels
    • M3N78 PRO:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 3, 5
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M3N78 PRO:3
    • GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M3N78 PRO:6
    • GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • M3N78 PRO:1
    • GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M3N78 PRO:1
    • GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2

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Comparison of M3N78 PRO, GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0)
50 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 3, 5
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, Windows XPMicrosoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate Lite, ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update, ASUS AI Suite, Anti-virus software (OEM)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8300Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one- D-Sub module - HDMI to DVIUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connectorUnknown — not stated by the source

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