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

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 14identical
  • 18known 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 SE (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 SE (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 SE (12 vs 3). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M3N78 SE, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the ASUS M3N78 SE, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

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

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Comparison of M3N78 SE, GA-EP45-UD3P
49 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers312
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
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) portsDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows Vista, XP
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC662Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1Unknown — not stated by the source

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