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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B Premium vs MSI G31M3-L V2

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 17identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 7
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 4
    • 0

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52 specifications
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ASUS

P5B PremiumView product
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MSI

G31M3-L V2View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers74
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers40
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit Ethernet10/100 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8101E
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm193 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffersUltraDMA 133/100/66Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Controller interface typeDiffersSerial ATA I/IISATA
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL - PME, WOR - PME, PXE

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