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ASUS Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 17identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4 GB
    • GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4
    • GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4
    • GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0
    • GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Audio chip
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Realtek ALC662
    • GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
  • Audio output channels
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:5.1 channels
    • GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:7.1 channels
  • Compatible operating systems
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Windows 2000/XP/Vista
    • GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
  • Width
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:350 mm
    • GA-EP43-DS3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm

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Comparison of Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, GA-EP43-DS3R
55 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000/XP/VistaMicrosoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x4 - 1 x PCI Express x1 - 4 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers350 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdateNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo2Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ RingUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

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