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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N72-T Premium vs MSI G31M2 V1

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 10identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5N72-T Premium has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M2 V1 (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5N72-T Premium has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G31M2 V1 (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5N72-T Premium has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI G31M2 V1 (6 vs 4). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS P5N72-T Premium, micro ATX on the MSI G31M2 V1. Audio chip: ADI AD1988B on the ASUS P5N72-T Premium, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI G31M2 V1.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX

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63 specifications
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ASUS

P5N72-T PremiumView product
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MSI

G31M2 V1View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Pentium® Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one667,800,1066,1200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLI
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneNVIDIA
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm230 mm

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