Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:8 GB
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:6
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:0
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:1
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
Motherboard form factor
- M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX:ATX
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of M3N-HD/HDMI, GA-G31MF-S2
57 specifications	A ASUS M3N-HD/HDMI Socket AM2 ATX Model M3N-HD/HDMI View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MF-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3100
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Atheros F1 Gigabit PHY AI NET 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek AL662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Award	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Express Gate Lite, ASUS PC Probe II, ASUS Update, Anti-virus software (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	D-Sub module, HDMI to DVI connector, Q-Shield, User's manual, 3 in 1 Q-connector	Unknown — not stated by the source

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