Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

34specifications compared
7differ
27identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 10 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (12 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (2 vs 0). Audio chip: Realtek ALC888 on the GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Realtek ALC889A on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Audio chip
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC889A
Depth
- GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:210 mm
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-EP43-S3L, GA-EP45-DS4P
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP43-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43-S3L View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-DS4P View product
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI Express x1 1 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 2
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10

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