Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-5AX motherboard ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:3
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Memory voltage
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:3.3 V
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.8 V
Maximum internal memory
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:0.768 GB
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:2
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:0
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:0
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:ATX
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:307 mm
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-5AX, GA-G31M-ES2C
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-5AX motherboard ATX Model GA-5AX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31M-ES2C View product
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	2
Memory voltageDiffers	3.3 V	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	0.768 GB	4 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbit
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	307 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	184 mm	194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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