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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
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:AMD
    • G31M3-L V2:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:Socket AM2
    • G31M3-L V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:4
    • G31M3-L V2:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:8 GB
    • G31M3-L V2:4 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:6
    • G31M3-L V2:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:6
    • G31M3-L V2:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:1
    • G31M3-L V2:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard:1
    • G31M3-L V2:2

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Comparison of M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard, G31M3-L V2
49 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8101E
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988Realtek ALC888
Overclocking featuresKnown for one- ASUS AI NOS - vDIMM - vCore - vChipset - SFS - ASUS C.P.RUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm193 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUltra DMA 66/100 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
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 3Unknown — not stated by the source

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