Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q Deluxe vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

24specifications compared
6differ
18identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q Deluxe:6
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q Deluxe:6
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- P5Q Deluxe:1
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q Deluxe:1
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Audio chip
- P5Q Deluxe:Realtek ALC1200
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of P5Q Deluxe, GA-EP45-DS3
43 specifications	A ASUS P5Q Deluxe View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-DS3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
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
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
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
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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 3 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
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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