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

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

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- Big Bang-Trinergy:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- Big Bang-Trinergy:4
Memory voltage
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.8 V
- Big Bang-Trinergy:1.5 V
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- Big Bang-Trinergy:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- Big Bang-Trinergy:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- Big Bang-Trinergy:10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- Big Bang-Trinergy:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- Big Bang-Trinergy:2

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Comparison of GA-G31M-ES2C, Big Bang-Trinergy
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31M-ES2C View product	B MSI Big Bang-Trinergy View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageDiffers	1.8 V	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	10
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100 Mbit	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Win XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x IDE
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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