Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

26specifications compared
5differ
21identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Audio output channels
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:193 mm
Depth
- P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:193 mm
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of P5QPL-AM, G31TM-P31
45 specifications	A ASUS P5QPL-AM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QPL-AM View product	B MSI G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P31 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®
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Dual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit/s	PCIE LAN 10/100 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8103E(L)
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source

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