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ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI G31M3-F V2

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 15identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (5 vs 4). The MSI G31M3-F V2 has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G31M3-F V2. Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, DDR2-SDRAM on the MSI G31M3-F V2.

  • Processor socket
    • B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • G31M3-F V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Supported memory types
    • B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
    • G31M3-F V2:DDR2-SDRAM
  • Maximum internal memory
    • B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
    • G31M3-F V2:4 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • G31M3-F V2:SATA II
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
    • G31M3-F V2:4
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
    • G31M3-F V2:1
  • PCI slots
    • B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
    • G31M3-F V2:2
  • Depth
    • B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:178 mm
    • G31M3-F V2:193 mm

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Comparison of B75M-A, G31M3-F V2
59 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
FSB ParityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.0
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers54
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers01
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel B75Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm193 mm
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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