Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD

34specifications compared
17differ
17identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD (6 vs 5). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0), AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD. Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0), Socket AM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):Intel
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):8 GB
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:16 GB
RAID levels
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 3, 5
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):6
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):8
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
- GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0), GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-DS3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H motherboard AMD Model GA-MA78GPM-DS2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.125 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 3, 5	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft/ Windows/ Vista/XP	Windows Vista/ XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD3200

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