Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI Eclipse ATX

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- Eclipse ATX:6
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- Eclipse ATX:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
- Eclipse ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- Eclipse ATX:10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- Eclipse ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- Eclipse ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- Eclipse ATX:1
PCI Express x16 slots
- GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- Eclipse ATX:3

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Comparison of GA-EP45-UD3R, Eclipse ATX
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45-UD3R View product	B MSI Eclipse ATX View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	6
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	677,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	IDE, SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	10
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)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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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