Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

29specifications compared
2differ
27identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 channels more audio output channels than the ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (7.1 channels vs 5.1 channels). Audio chip: Realtek ALC662 on the ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Audio chip
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels

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Comparison of I220GC, G31M3-F
49 specifications	A ASUS I220GC LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model I220GC View product	B MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M3-F View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	224 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI-E Gen 2.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	188.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps

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