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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI X58 Platinum

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 19identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket B (LGA 1366)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 6
  • Memory voltage
    • 1.8 V
    • 1.5 V
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 24 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 12
    • 2
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 3
    • 1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2

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65 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-EP45-UD3R motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model GA-EP45-UD3R

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B

MSI

X58 PlatinumView product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® 4 Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme EditionIntel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers46
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageDiffers1.8 V1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one677,800,1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB24 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one0 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers122
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers31
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers21
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 MbitIEEE1394, FireWire, Realtek 8111C
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P45
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889ARealtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
Expansion slotsKnown for one3 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
I/O portsKnown for one1 x GreenPower Genie 1 x Reset Button 1 x Power Button 1 x D-LED2 1 x Clear CMOS 1 x Optical SPDIF-out (Back Panel)

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