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ASUS RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

26specifications compared
17differ
9identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:3
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:7
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:3
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of RAMPAGEII/GENE, G31TM-P35
51 specifications	A ASUS RAMPAGEII/GENE motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model RAMPAGEII/GENE View product	B MSI G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P35 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD2000B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	269 mm	193 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	IDE
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL, WOR, Chasis Intrusion, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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