Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q Deluxe vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

23specifications compared
8differ
15identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- P5Q Deluxe:0, 1
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q Deluxe:6
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q Deluxe:6
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P5Q Deluxe:1
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q Deluxe:6
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5Q Deluxe:2
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Audio chip
- P5Q Deluxe:Realtek ALC1200
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of P5Q Deluxe, GA-EP45-DQ6
40 specifications	A ASUS P5Q Deluxe View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-DQ6 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	10
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	3
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	4
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown 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
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCIE x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x8 2 x PCIE x4 1 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Award
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	224 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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