Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX vs GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
4differ
20identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Width
- Motherboard P5N-MX:305 mm
- GA-G31M-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:243 mm
Depth
- Motherboard P5N-MX:330 mm
- GA-G31M-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:193 mm

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Comparison of Motherboard P5N-MX, GA-G31M-S2L
42 specifications	A ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31M-S2L View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	-1 x PCIe x16 -1 x PCIe x1 -2 x PCI.	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	193 mm
Other features1 differ
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S/PDIF
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresDiffers	-MyLogo 2 -EZ Flash 2 -CrashFree BIOS 2 -Q-Fan	-@BIOS -Q-Flash -EasyTune -Xpress Install -Xpress Recovery2 -Virtual Dual BIOS
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 7050 GPU / nForce 610i	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	-Ring -PXE -WOL -PME.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	100/10	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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