Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

23specifications compared
8differ
15identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5Q-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Audio chip
- P5Q-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ADI AD2000B
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A
BIOS memory size
- P5Q-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 Mbit
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:64 Mbit

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Comparison of P5Q-E, GA-EP45-DS3
43 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q-E 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/O2 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 connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	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
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	ADI AD2000B	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	2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCIE x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x8 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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