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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 18identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, micro ATX on the MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX. Audio chip: Realtek ALC1200 on the ASUS P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Realtek ALC888S on the MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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ASUS

P5QL-E/C/SI LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P5QL-E/C/SI

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MSI

G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model G31TM-P21

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Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one677,800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one384 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA 3100
DirectX versionKnown for one9.0
Number of displays supportedKnown for one1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
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 one4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 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
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8103E(L)
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® G31
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneIntel ICH7
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1200Realtek ALC888S
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/s

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