Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 6). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more COM connectors than the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Number of COM connectors
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of P5QL-EM, GA-EP45T-DS3
44 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-EM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QL-EM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45T-DS3 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	8
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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