Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KPL-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

26specifications compared
6differ
20identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Audio chip
- P5KPL-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
- P5KPL-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- P5KPL-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:245 mm
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- P5KPL-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:203 mm
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:215 mm

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Comparison of P5KPL-VM, GA-G31MX-S2
42 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL-VM motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5KPL-VM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MX-S2 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	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
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features3 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x 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	245 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL,PXE, RPL, WOR @ Ring, PME WU	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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