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

The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX has 3 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (4 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX has 14 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (16 GB vs 2 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX has 8 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX (10 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX has S/PDIF out port. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-EXTREME S775 P45 ATX, Socket 945 on the GIGABYTE GA-GC230D motherboard Socket 945 mini ITX.

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 socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 945
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	1
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
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 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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