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ASUS P6T Deluxe vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P6T Deluxe:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- P6T Deluxe:6
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P6T Deluxe:12 GB
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P6T Deluxe:3
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P6T Deluxe:1
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P6T Deluxe:2
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- P6T Deluxe:1
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P6T Deluxe:1
- GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of P6T Deluxe, GA-EP43C-DS3
54 specifications	A ASUS P6T Deluxe View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP43C-DS3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43C-DS3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	12 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	12
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8056	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD2000B	Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x4 2 x PCI	3 x PCI
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATAII	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	2 x SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL PME,WOR PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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