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ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI G31M2 V1

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M2 V1 (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G31M2 V1 (6 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI G31M2 V1 (6 vs 4). Networking features: PCIe Gb LAN on the ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Fast Ethernet on the MSI G31M2 V1. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, micro ATX on the MSI G31M2 V1.

Maximum internal memory
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- G31M2 V1:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- G31M2 V1:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- G31M2 V1:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- G31M2 V1:4
Networking features
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:PCIe Gb LAN
- G31M2 V1:Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- G31M2 V1:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC1200
- G31M2 V1:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- G31M2 V1:230 mm

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Comparison of P5Q, G31M2 V1
34 specifications	A ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q View product	B MSI G31M2 V1 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresDiffers	PCIe Gb LAN	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	230 mm
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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