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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI Big Bang-Trinergy

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 11identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Memory voltage
    • 1.8 V
    • 1.5 V
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 8
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 10
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2

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49 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model GA-G31M-ES2C

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B

MSI

Big Bang-TrinergyView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageDiffers1.8 V1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one800,1066,1333 MHz
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers82
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers410
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100 MbitGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DL
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC883Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows Vista, XPWin XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers194 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
I/O portsKnown for one1x IDE
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo

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