Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 10
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:0, 1, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:10
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:6
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of GA-EP45-DQ6, GA-MA78G-DS3H
39 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-DQ6 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78G-DS3H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	10	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	3	2
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIE x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x8 2 x PCIE x4 1 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI	1 x PCIE 2.0 x16 1 x PCIE 2.0 x4 3 x PCIE x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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