GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-EP35-DS3 vs GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-EP35-DS3R

Comparison of Motherboard GA-EP35-DS3, Motherboard GA-EP35-DS3R

30 specifications	A GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-EP35-DS3View product	B GIGABYTE Motherboard GA-EP35-DS3RView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical out	1	1
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111B	Realtek RTL8111B
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slots	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	210 mm	210 mm
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresDiffers	-@BIOS -Download Center -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Install -Recovery2	-@BIOS -Download Center -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Xpress Install -Xpress Recovery2

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