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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 13identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 8 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 2

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53 specifications
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ASUS

Placa Base M2N-MX SE Plus + Windows Vista Home Premium EditionView product
B

GIGABYTE

GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model GA-EP43-DS3R

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers26
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersFast Ethernet10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x4 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 4 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers194 mm244 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100/66/33ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffersSerial ATA IISATA
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS Q-Fan ASUS My Logo ASUS CrashFreeBIOS2 ASUS EZ Flash
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR, PXE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security

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