Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9A2 NEO-F

25specifications compared
10differ
15identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9A2 NEO-F:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9A2 NEO-F:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- K9A2 NEO-F:8 GB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- K9A2 NEO-F:2
Headphone outputs
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- K9A2 NEO-F:1
LAN controller
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111C
- K9A2 NEO-F:Realtek RTL8111B
Motherboard form factor
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- K9A2 NEO-F:ATX
Audio chip
- GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek AL662
- K9A2 NEO-F:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of GA-G31MF-S2, K9A2 NEO-F
43 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G31MF-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G31MF-S2 View product	B MSI K9A2 NEO-F View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2600 MHz
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Mb/s Fast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek AL662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 770
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 X PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 2 x PCI Express x1 - 2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm

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