Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX

31specifications compared
17differ
14identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:Socket 945
Number of memory slots
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:4
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:1
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:16 GB
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:10
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:6
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:8
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:2
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX:0
- GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX:1

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Comparison of GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX, GA-GC230D
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX Model GA-GC230D View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 945
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	1
Memory voltage	1.8 V	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	10	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	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)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) ports	0	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100 Mbit
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ITX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 1 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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