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ASUS P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775 vs MSI G31M3-L V2

34specifications compared
10differ
24identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775:4
- G31M3-L V2:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775:16 GB
- G31M3-L V2:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775:4
- G31M3-L V2:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775:6
- G31M3-L V2:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775:1
- G31M3-L V2:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775:1
- G31M3-L V2:0
Networking features
- P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775:Gigabit Ethernet
- G31M3-L V2:10/100 Fast Ethernet
Audio chip
- P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775:Realtek ALC1200
- G31M3-L V2:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775, G31M3-L V2
52 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-EM DO - Intel Socket 775 View product	B MSI G31M3-L V2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1894 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8101E
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel 4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA

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