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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N72-T Premium vs MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 14identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5N72-T Premium has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5N72-T Premium has 4 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5N72-T Premium has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS P5N72-T Premium, micro ATX on the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Audio chip: ADI AD1988B on the ASUS P5N72-T Premium, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX

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61 specifications
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ASUS

P5N72-T PremiumView product
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MSI

G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model G31M3

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Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Pentium® Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
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
Internal I/Oidentical
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 connectorsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one0
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
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 RTL8111C
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneNVIDIA
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1988BRealtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm224 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm218 mm

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