Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-D3V motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE MX31-CE0 Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX

34specifications compared
21differ
13identical
69known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-AB350M-D3V motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:AMD
- MX31-CE0 Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-AB350M-D3V motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:Socket AM4
- MX31-CE0 Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-AB350M-D3V motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:2133,2400,2667 MHz
- MX31-CE0 Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-AB350M-D3V motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:32 GB
- MX31-CE0 Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:64 GB
RAID levels
- GA-AB350M-D3V motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:0, 1, 10
- MX31-CE0 Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-AB350M-D3V motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:2
- MX31-CE0 Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-AB350M-D3V motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:4
- MX31-CE0 Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-AB350M-D3V motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX:1
- MX31-CE0 Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-AB350M-D3V, MX31-CE0
103 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-D3V motherboard AMD B350 Socket AM4 micro ATX Model GA-AB350M-D3V View product	B GIGABYTE MX31-CE0 Intel® C232 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model MX31-CE0 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM4	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon™ X4, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Pentium®, Intel® Xeon®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E3-1200
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2667 MHz	2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2400
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	3
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel I210, Intel I219LM
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B350	Intel® C232
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Fan, Temperature, Voltage	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	TEst A
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	195 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security, cFosSpeed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 95%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	321 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	308.5 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78.5 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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