Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

22specifications compared
8differ
14identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PCI slots
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Width
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:304.8 mm
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:243.8 mm
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:210 mm
Controller interface type
- GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ITE IT8718F-S
- GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:iTE IT8718

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Comparison of GA-5EXSH-RH, GA-P31-S3L
58 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-5EXSH-RH motherboard Intel® 3000 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-5EXSH-RH View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P31-S3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P31-S3L View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	3	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	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 type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista/XP/2000/ME/9X
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeDiffers	ITE IT8718F-S	iTE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Graphics controllerKnown for one	XGI Volari Z7	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Intel ICH7R	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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