Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

29specifications compared
13differ
16identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 6 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (12 vs 6). The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 6). The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of P5Q-EM, GA-EP43-S3L
66 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-EM motherboard Intel® G45 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5Q-EM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-S3L View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	667,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® G45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
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	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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