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ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0)

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 6). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0). Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC889A on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0).

Number of memory slots
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0

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Comparison of P5QL-EM, GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0)
43 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QL-EM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 3, 5
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
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
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista Windows XP	Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	352 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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