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ASUS M3N78 PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0)

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 18identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M3N78 PRO has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). The ASUS M3N78 PRO has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0) (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (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-DS3R (rev. 1.0). Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0).

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M3N78 PRO:AMD
    • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M3N78 PRO:Socket AM2
    • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • M3N78 PRO:4
    • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):2
  • RAID levels
    • M3N78 PRO:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
    • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • M3N78 PRO:3
    • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M3N78 PRO:6
    • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • M3N78 PRO:1
    • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M3N78 PRO:1
    • GA-EP45C-DS3R (rev. 1.0):2

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Comparison of M3N78 PRO, GA-EP45C-DS3R (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
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8211CLRealtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Vista, Windows XPMicrosoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
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
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 connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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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