Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G31M3-L V2

34specifications compared
5differ
29identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- G31M3-L V2:2
Maximum internal memory
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- G31M3-L V2:4 GB
DVI-D ports quantity
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G31M3-L V2:0
Networking features
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:PCIe Gb LAN
- G31M3-L V2:10/100 Fast Ethernet
Depth
- P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- G31M3-L V2:193 mm

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Comparison of P5QPL-VM, G31M3-L V2
52 specifications	A ASUS P5QPL-VM LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5QPL-VM View product	B MSI G31M3-L V2 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1849 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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	PCIe Gb LAN	10/100 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8101E
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA 4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA

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