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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
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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
Other featuresidentical
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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