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GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 23identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 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-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX has 2 more IEEE1394 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (3 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX (8 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
    • GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
    • GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:12
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
    • GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
    • GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
    • GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
    • GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
    • GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard AMD 790GX Socket AM2 ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-EP45-DS4P, GA-MA790GP-DS4H
48 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers212
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers13
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD 790GX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI Express x1 1 x PCI2 x PCI
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDEUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 2Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source

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