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ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 12identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 2). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Audio chip: VIA VT1708B on the ASUS P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC889A on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5Q-CM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of P5Q-CM, GA-EP45-DS4P
47 specifications
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708BRealtek ALC889A
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI Express x1 1 x PCI
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers229 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA 2
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics controllerKnown for oneIntel GMA4500Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one352 MBUnknown — not stated by the source

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