Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

35specifications compared
13differ
22identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6

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Comparison of P5QPL-VM, GA-EP45C-UD3R
53 specifications	A ASUS P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QPL-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45C-UD3R View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1849 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	12
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	PCIe Gb LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x PCI slots
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA 4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1

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