Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

24specifications compared
5differ
19identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Audio chip
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Depth
- P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:227 mm
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:215 mm

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Comparison of P5GC-VM, GA-G31MX-S2
43 specifications	A ASUS P5GC-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5GC-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MX-S2 View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X4 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	227 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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