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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 16identical
  • 19known 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 K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, AMD on the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Socket AM2 on the MSI K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 2
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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45 specifications
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GIGABYTE

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

Model GA-EP45-DS4P

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B

MSI

K9N6SGM-VV.2 motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

Model K9N6SGM-VV.2

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers62
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889A
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm208.3 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 2
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes

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