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ASUS P5Q SE vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

33specifications compared
7differ
26identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 9 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5Q SE (12 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q SE (8 vs 6). The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more PCI Express x1 slots than the ASUS P5Q SE (4 vs 2). LAN controller: Atheros L1E on the ASUS P5Q SE, Realtek RTL8111C on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q SE, Realtek ALC888 on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q SE:3
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q SE:6
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
LAN controller
- P5Q SE:Atheros L1E
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
Audio chip
- P5Q SE:Realtek ALC1200
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
PCI Express x1 slots
- P5Q SE:2
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
BIOS type
- P5Q SE:AMI
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:AWARD
Depth
- P5Q SE:193 mm
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:210 mm

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Comparison of P5Q SE, GA-EP43-S3L
51 specifications	A ASUS P5Q SE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-S3L View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros L1E	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
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 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	193 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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