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GIGABYTE GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

36specifications compared
11differ
25identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Networking features
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Compatible operating systems
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Win 7/Vista/XP

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Comparison of GA-EP43T-UD3L, GA-P55-US3L
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43T-UD3L View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-US3L View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP	Win 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	4	4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connector	Yes	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8720
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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