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ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 30identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (2 vs 0). The ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more headphone outputs than the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (3 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Non-ECC
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:1
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:2
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
  • Headphone outputs
    • M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:3
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 870 (RX881)
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel® P45
  • Motherboard southbridge
    • M4A87TD/USB3 AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD SB850
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel ICH10R

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73 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066,1333,1600 MHz
Intel Core 2 Quad seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQ6000, Q8000, Q9000
Intel Core 2 Duo seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE4000, E6000, E7000, E8000
Intel Pentium seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE2000, E5000, E6000
Intel Celeron seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE1000, E3000
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportNot supportedNot supported
On-board graphics cardNoNo
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers31
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111EUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 870 (RX881)Intel® P45
Motherboard southbridgeDiffersAMD SB850Intel ICH10R
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1818Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI Express slots version2.02.0
PCI slotsDiffers35
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers8 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATA-100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA 3Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source

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