Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P31-ES3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- GA-P31-ES3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-P31-ES3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:12
- GA-P31-ES3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5
- GA-P31-ES3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- GA-P31-ES3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-P31-ES3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-P31-ES3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-P31-ES3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-E7AUM-DS2H, GA-P31-ES3G
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-E7AUM-DS2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P31-ES3G motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P31-ES3G View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	8
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111C
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI	3 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	194 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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