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GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI Wind Board 330

26specifications compared
12differ
14identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- Wind Board 330:BGA 437
Number of memory slots
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- Wind Board 330:1
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- Wind Board 330:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8
- Wind Board 330:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- Wind Board 330:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- Wind Board 330:0
Networking features
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
- Wind Board 330:Realtek RTL8101E
Motherboard form factor
- GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Wind Board 330:mini ITX

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Comparison of GA-G31M-ES2L, Wind Board 330
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31M-ES2L View product	B MSI Wind Board 330 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	BGA 437
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	1
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
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 connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	3	3
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Realtek RTL8101E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	170 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
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel GMA 950
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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