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ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 4 GB). The ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, micro ATX on the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC1200
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888
Width
- P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:224 mm

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Comparison of P5Q, G31M3
40 specifications	A ASUS P5Q LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5Q View product	B MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M3 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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	PCIe Gb LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1200	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	224 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	218 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
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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