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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
    • P5B Premium:4
    • G31M3-L V2:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5B Premium:8 GB
    • G31M3-L V2:4 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5B Premium:7
    • G31M3-L V2:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5B Premium:2
    • G31M3-L V2:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5B Premium:2
    • G31M3-L V2:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5B Premium:1
    • G31M3-L V2:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5B Premium:1
    • G31M3-L V2:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P5B Premium:4
    • G31M3-L V2:0

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Comparison of P5B Premium, G31M3-L V2
52 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers74
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersDual Gigabit Ethernet10/100 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8101E
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL - PME, WOR - PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source

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