Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

21specifications compared
6differ
15identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (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 P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (2 vs 1).

Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Width
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:243.8 mm
Depth
- GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:244 mm
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:304.8 mm

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Comparison of GA-EP45-DS4P, P7NSLI-FI
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS4P motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-DS4P View product	B MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P7NSLI-FI View product
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889A	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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