Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX

47specifications compared
20differ
27identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
On-board graphics card
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-P45T-ES3G, NF725GM-P43
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P45T-ES3G View product	B MSI NF725GM-P43 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX Model NF725GM-P43 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core 2 Quad seriesKnown for one	Q6000, Q8000, Q9000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core 2 Duo seriesKnown for one	E4000, E6000, E7000, E8000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Pentium seriesKnown for one	E2000, E5000, E6000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Celeron seriesKnown for one	E1000, E3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 7025
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P45	NVIDIA nForce 630a
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH10R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	1.0
PCI slotsDiffers	5	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ATA-100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3Gb/s	GeForce 7025
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10

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