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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
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 chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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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