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GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

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  • 19differ
  • 28identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 4). Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7 on the MSI P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
    • P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
    • P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
    • P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
    • P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
    • P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
    • P67A-G43(B3) motherboard Intel® P67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:8

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Comparison of GA-P45T-ES3G, P67A-G43(B3)
71 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1066,1333,1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core 2 Quad seriesKnown for oneQ6000, Q8000, Q9000Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core 2 Duo seriesKnown for oneE4000, E6000, E7000, E8000Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Pentium seriesKnown for oneE2000, E5000, E6000Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Celeron seriesKnown for oneE1000, E3000Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardNoNo
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers15
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® P45Intel® P67
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneIntel ICH10RUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 7/Vista/XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express slots version2.02.0
PCI slotsDiffers52
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARDUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0bUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers194 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet SecurityUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneATA-100/66/33Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffersSATA 3Gb/sIntel P67 (B3)
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10

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