Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-3CCWL-RH motherboard NVIDIA MCP55 Pro Socket F (1207) SSI CEB vs MSI G31M2-FD V2

14specifications compared
12differ
2identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-3CCWL-RH motherboard NVIDIA MCP55 Pro Socket F (1207) SSI CEB:AMD
- G31M2-FD V2:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-3CCWL-RH motherboard NVIDIA MCP55 Pro Socket F (1207) SSI CEB:Socket F (1207)
- G31M2-FD V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-3CCWL-RH motherboard NVIDIA MCP55 Pro Socket F (1207) SSI CEB:32 GB
- G31M2-FD V2:4 GB
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-3CCWL-RH motherboard NVIDIA MCP55 Pro Socket F (1207) SSI CEB:2
- G31M2-FD V2:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-3CCWL-RH motherboard NVIDIA MCP55 Pro Socket F (1207) SSI CEB:10
- G31M2-FD V2:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-3CCWL-RH motherboard NVIDIA MCP55 Pro Socket F (1207) SSI CEB:2
- G31M2-FD V2:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-3CCWL-RH motherboard NVIDIA MCP55 Pro Socket F (1207) SSI CEB:0
- G31M2-FD V2:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-3CCWL-RH motherboard NVIDIA MCP55 Pro Socket F (1207) SSI CEB:6
- G31M2-FD V2:1

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Comparison of GA-3CCWL-RH, G31M2-FD V2
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-3CCWL-RH motherboard NVIDIA MCP55 Pro Socket F (1207) SSI CEB Model GA-3CCWL-RH View product	B MSI G31M2-FD V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket F (1207)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E1116	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN 10/100/1000 Mbps
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	SSI CEB	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	NVIDIA MCP55 Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x PCI Express x16, 3 x PCI
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	266.7 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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