Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

15specifications compared
6differ
9identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1

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Comparison of P5M2-E/4L, GA-P31-DS3L
41 specifications	A ASUS P5M2-E/4L motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5M2-E/4L View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P31-DS3L View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Intel 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	3 * PCI 32bit/ 33MHz 1 * PCI-E x8 1 * PCI-E x16	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	IDE/SATA Intel ICH7R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	XGI Z7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	ASWM 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Marvell 6145	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm

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