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ASUS Placa Base P5LD2-X/1333 + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 9identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • Placa Base P5LD2-X/1333 + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:2
    • GA-EP45-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Placa Base P5LD2-X/1333 + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4 GB
    • GA-EP45-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Placa Base P5LD2-X/1333 + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4
    • GA-EP45-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Placa Base P5LD2-X/1333 + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:1
    • GA-EP45-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Placa Base P5LD2-X/1333 + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:4
    • GA-EP45-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • Placa Base P5LD2-X/1333 + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:1
    • GA-EP45-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Placa Base P5LD2-X/1333 + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:0
    • GA-EP45-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
  • Headphone outputs
    • Placa Base P5LD2-X/1333 + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition:1
    • GA-EP45-DS5 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6

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Comparison of Placa Base P5LD2-X/1333 + Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, GA-EP45-DS5
50 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers410
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
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 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
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — 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 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x8 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one183 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one1Unknown — 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
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 Mbit

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