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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard vs MSI G31M3-L V2

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 18identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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49 specifications
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ASUS

M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP MotherboardView product
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MSI

G31M3-L V2View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one- ASUS AI NOS - vDIMM - vCore - vChipset - SFS - ASUS C.P.R
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI slots22
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm193 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 66/100 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for one8 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI 2.0 WfM 2.0 SM BIOS 2.3 ACPI 2.0a ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

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