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ASUS SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

30specifications compared
15differ
15identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:AMD
- GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:Socket 940
- GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:8 GB
- GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:1
- GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:2
- GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:2
- GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:4
- GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX:1
- GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of SK8N, GA-EP43-UD3L
53 specifications	A ASUS SK8N motherboard Socket 940 ATX Model SK8N View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-UD3L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 940	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC650	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 9X/ME/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	5	4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other features2 differ
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeDiffers	R20378	iTE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresDiffers	MyLogo2 EZ Flash Support S/PDIF out interface CrashFree2 BIOS Q-Fan	@BIOS Q-Flash Virtual Dual BIOS Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Time Repair Q-Share
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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