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ASUS P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

26specifications compared
13differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P5K-V, GA-G31MX-S2
44 specifications	A ASUS P5K-V motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5K-V View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MX-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x16 + CrossFire 1 x PCI-E x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express X16 1 x PCI Express X4 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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