Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QC motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

28specifications compared
5differ
23identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QC motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QC motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5QC motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QC motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Audio chip
- P5QC motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC1200
- GA-EP45-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A

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Comparison of P5QC, GA-EP45-DS3
44 specifications	A ASUS P5QC motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QC 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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
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 slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCIE x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x8 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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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