Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

24specifications compared
8differ
16identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC662
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5.1 channels
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:350 mm
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
Depth
- P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:193 mm
- GA-G31MX-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:215 mm

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Comparison of P5KPL, GA-G31MX-S2
39 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL 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)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express X16 1x PCI Express X1 3x 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	350 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFreeBIOS3 ASUS EZ Flash2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring	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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