Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7F-M WS vs GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P7F-M WS:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- P7F-M WS:4
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P7F-M WS:32 GB
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7F-M WS:2
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7F-M WS:2
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7F-M WS:2
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P7F-M WS:0
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Depth
- P7F-M WS:244 mm
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:194 mm

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Comparison of P7F-M WS, GA-G31M-ES2C
48 specifications	A ASUS P7F-M WS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31M-ES2C View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC883
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3420	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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