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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Rampage II Extreme vs MSI G31M3-L V2

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 11identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Socket B (LGA 1366)
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 6
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 24 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 7
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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53 specifications
A

ASUS

Rampage II ExtremeView product
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MSI

G31M3-L V2View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers62
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers24 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers74
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit10/100 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8101E
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersADI AD2000BRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneAI Gear 4 COP EX C.P.R iROG
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers269 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffersJMicron JMB363SATA
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for oneExternal LCD Poster CMOS EL I/O Q-Fan Plus ROG BIOS Wallpaper EPU-6 Engine Q-Connector Fan Xpert EZ Flash 2 CrashFree BIOS 3 MyLogo3
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltra DMA 66/100 IDE

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