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GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI 5100 Master-S4M

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- 5100 Master-S4M:LGA 771 (Socket J)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- 5100 Master-S4M:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- 5100 Master-S4M:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- 5100 Master-S4M:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- 5100 Master-S4M:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- 5100 Master-S4M:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- 5100 Master-S4M:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- 5100 Master-S4M:SSI CEB

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Comparison of GA-G31M-ES2L, 5100 Master-S4M
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31M-ES2L View product	B MSI 5100 Master-S4M View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 771 (Socket J)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	24 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	0	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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	SSI CEB
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC883	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
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® 5100
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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