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
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Graphics1 differ
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
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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