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
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
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 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
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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