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ASUS Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII

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  • 7differ
  • 16identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (16 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (8 vs 4). Audio chip: Realtek ALC662 on the ASUS Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Realtek ALC888 on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII. Compatible operating systems: Windows 2000/XP/Vista on the ASUS Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Windows Vista/XP on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4 GB
    • GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:16 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4
    • GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4
    • GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:8
  • Headphone outputs
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:1
    • GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:6
  • Audio chip
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Realtek ALC662
    • GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:Realtek ALC888
  • Audio output channels
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:5.1 channels
    • GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:7.1 channels
  • Compatible operating systems
    • Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:Windows 2000/XP/Vista
    • GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII:Windows Vista/XP

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Comparison of Placa Base P5KPL + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, GA-EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 1600DDRII
51 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 GB16 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
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) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
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 outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000/XP/VistaWindows 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 source1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 4 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAward
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one350 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one193 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdateUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Mbit

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