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GIGABYTE GA-EP43T-USB3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P45C Neo-FIR

22specifications compared
10differ
12identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP43T-USB3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- P45C Neo-FIR:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP43T-USB3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P45C Neo-FIR:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-EP43T-USB3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P45C Neo-FIR:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP43T-USB3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- P45C Neo-FIR:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-EP43T-USB3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P45C Neo-FIR:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP43T-USB3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- P45C Neo-FIR:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EP43T-USB3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- P45C Neo-FIR:1
PCI Express x1 slots
- GA-EP43T-USB3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- P45C Neo-FIR:2

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Comparison of GA-EP43T-USB3, P45C Neo-FIR
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP43T-USB3 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43T-USB3 View product	B MSI P45C Neo-FIR View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	0 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	0 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported

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