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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N78 PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 16identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M3N78 PRO (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 5 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M3N78 PRO (8 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more COM connectors than the ASUS M3N78 PRO (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 PRO, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 8
  • Number of COM connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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ASUS

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GIGABYTE

GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model GA-EP45T-DS3

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers38
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers12
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Rear panel I/O ports6 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 outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8211CL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1200
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista, Windows XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
PCI-X slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneExpress Gate Lite, ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update, ASUS AI Suite, Anti-virus software (OEM)
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8300
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneNVIDIA GeForce 8
Special featuresKnown for one- D-Sub module - HDMI to DVI
I/O portsKnown for one1 x VGA connector
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one1

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