Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX

38specifications compared
18differ
20identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0, 1
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-EP45C-UD3R, KA780GM
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-UD3R motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP45C-UD3R 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
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltage	1.8 V	1.8 V
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	3	1
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
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 outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	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	3	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x PCI slots	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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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