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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI X58 Platinum

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 16identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Socket B (LGA 1366)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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48 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-G31M-S2C motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model GA-G31M-S2C

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B

MSI

X58 PlatinumView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket B (LGA 1366)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers46
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Internal memoryKnown for one0 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one24 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneIEEE1394, FireWire, Realtek 8111C
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8101E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one1 x GreenPower Genie 1 x Reset Button 1 x Power Button 1 x D-LED2 1 x Clear CMOS 1 x Optical SPDIF-out (Back Panel)
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneATA-100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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