Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

39specifications compared
13differ
26identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 5). The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 6). The GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (1 vs 0). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX. Audio chip: Realtek ALC889A on the GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-EG45M-DS2H, GA-EP43-S3L
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG45M-DS2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-S3L View product
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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