Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

30specifications compared
13differ
17identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
Memory voltage
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.8 V
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1.5 V
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-G31M-ES2C, P55M-GD41
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31M-ES2C View product	B MSI P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P55M-GD41 View product
Processor1 differ
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
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
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	194 mm	235 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10

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