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GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard (8 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, AMD on the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:8 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard:1

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Comparison of GA-EP45-DS4P, K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-DS4P View product	B MSI K9N2GNEO-FD Motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 3 x PCI Express x1 1 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	243.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8200

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