Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

30specifications compared
10differ
20identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n:8
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n:3
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n:6
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n:1
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n:1
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n:1
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Networking features
- P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n:Gigabit LAN
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
Audio chip
- P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n:ADI AD2000B
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n, GA-EP45-DS3
48 specifications	A ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP @n 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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD2000B	Realtek ALC889A
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 memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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