Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

27specifications compared
6differ
21identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
Audio output channels
- GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:7.1 channels
- GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:5.1 channels

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Comparison of GA-EG31M-S2, GA-EG31MF-S2
40 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-EG31M-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EG31MF-S2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltage	1.8 V	1.8 V
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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