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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 12identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard (16 GB vs 4 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 6 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard (8 vs 2). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, micro ATX on the MSI 945GCM7-LV2 Motherboard.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 2
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 218.4 mm

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47 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model GA-EP45-DS4P

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MSI

945GCM7-LV2 MotherboardView product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers82
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889A
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI Express x1 1 x PCI
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm218.4 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 2
Graphics controllerKnown for oneGMA 950
I/O portsKnown for one-2 x USB 2.0 connector support -1 x Floppy disk drive connector -4 x Serial ATAII connectors -1 x ATA100 connector -1 x SPDIF-out connector -1 x serial port pinheader -1 x PS/2 keyboard -1 x PS/2 mouse -3 in 1 audio jack -4 x USB 2.0 ports -1 x RJ45 LAN jack

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