Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

26specifications compared
9differ
17identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 4). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Audio chip: VIA VT1708B on the ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Number of memory slots
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:VIA VT1708B
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
PCI Express x1 slots
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Width
- P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of P5N73-AM, GA-EP31-DS3L
46 specifications	A ASUS P5N73-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5N73-AM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP31-DS3L View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOR @ Ring, PXE, WOL, PME Wake Up	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7050	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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