ASUS P9X79-E WS vs MSI G31M3-F V2

Key differences

The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 60 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (64 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI G31M3-F V2 has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the ASUS P9X79-E WS (1 vs 0). The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 6 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (10 vs 4). Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS P9X79-E WS, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G31M3-F V2. Compatible processor series: Intel® Core™ i7 on the ASUS P9X79-E WS, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI G31M3-F V2.

• Processor socket
  • P9X79-E WS:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • G31M3-F V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
• Supported memory types
  • P9X79-E WS:DDR3-SDRAM
  • G31M3-F V2:DDR2-SDRAM
• Maximum internal memory
  • P9X79-E WS:64 GB
  • G31M3-F V2:4 GB
• Number of Parallel ATA connectors
  • P9X79-E WS:0
  • G31M3-F V2:1
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • P9X79-E WS:10
  • G31M3-F V2:4
• Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
  • P9X79-E WS:2
  • G31M3-F V2:1
• PS/2 ports quantity
  • P9X79-E WS:1
  • G31M3-F V2:2
• VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
  • P9X79-E WS:0
  • G31M3-F V2:1