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ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5QL-E, G31M3-F
50 specifications	A ASUS P5QL-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5QL-E View product	B MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M3-F 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® Core™2 Quad
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM 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 Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 LAN	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
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
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Precision Tweaker 2, SFS, ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI-E Gen 2.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	224 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Drivers - ASUS PC Probe II - Express Gate - ASUS AI Suite - Anti-virus software (OEM version) - ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	3 in 1 Q-connector	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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