Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX

36specifications compared
16differ
20identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-EP45-UD3L, KA780GM
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-UD3L View product	B MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX Model KA780GM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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