Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

35specifications compared
12differ
23identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
Networking features
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
PCI slots
- P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of P5KPL/EPU, G31TM-P35
51 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL/EPU LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL/EPU View product	B MSI G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P35 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP, LINUX: RedHat, SuSe, Fedora	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel ICH7	SATA
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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