Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7F7-E WS SuperComputer vs GIGABYTE P45, Socket 775

27specifications compared
14differ
13identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P7F7-E WS SuperComputer has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE P45, Socket 775 (6 vs 4). The ASUS P7F7-E WS SuperComputer has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE P45, Socket 775 (6 vs 2). The ASUS P7F7-E WS SuperComputer has 2 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE P45, Socket 775 (8 vs 6). Processor socket: LGA 1156 (Socket H) on the ASUS P7F7-E WS SuperComputer, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE P45, Socket 775. Audio chip: VIA VT2020 on the ASUS P7F7-E WS SuperComputer, Realtek ALC888 on the GIGABYTE P45, Socket 775.

Processor socket
- P7F7-E WS SuperComputer:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- P45, Socket 775:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- P7F7-E WS SuperComputer:6
- P45, Socket 775:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7F7-E WS SuperComputer:6
- P45, Socket 775:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P7F7-E WS SuperComputer:8
- P45, Socket 775:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7F7-E WS SuperComputer:4
- P45, Socket 775:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7F7-E WS SuperComputer:2
- P45, Socket 775:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P7F7-E WS SuperComputer:1
- P45, Socket 775:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P7F7-E WS SuperComputer:3
- P45, Socket 775:0

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Comparison of P7F7-E WS SuperComputer, P45, Socket 775
44 specifications	A ASUS P7F7-E WS SuperComputer View product	B GIGABYTE P45, Socket 775 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	3	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT2020	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1+2 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista / XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3450	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	245 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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