Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

36specifications compared
18differ
18identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EP45-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EP45-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- GA-EP45-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP45-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-EP45-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1, 10
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP45-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP45-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-EP45-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-EP45-DS3LR, GA-M85M-US2H
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3LR motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-DS3LR View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M85M-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-M85M-US2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8211CL
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled 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	ATA-133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMicron 368 + iTE IT8718	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	305 x 210 x 0 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Q-Flash Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Time Repair Q-Share	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x IDE 1x 24-pin ATX 1x 4-pin ATX 12V 2x system fan 1x front panel 1x power LED	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8100

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