Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

25specifications compared
7differ
18identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC883
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek AL662
Audio output channels
- P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:7.1 channels
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels

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Comparison of P5K/EPU, GA-G31MF-S2
43 specifications	A ASUS P5K/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5K/EPU View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MF-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3100
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek AL662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Marvell 88SE6102	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	S/PDIF	Unknown — not stated by the source

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