Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

43specifications compared
7differ
36identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor system buses supported
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory voltage
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.5 V
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.8 V
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:667,800 MHz
Headphone outputs
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Motherboard chipset
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® G41
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® G31
Depth
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:194 mm
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:193 mm

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Comparison of GA-G41MT-S2PT, G31TM-P25
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41MT-S2PT View product	B MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P25 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory voltageDiffers	1.5 V	1.8 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	667,800 MHz
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
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 quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	Intel® G31
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0
PCI slots	2	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes

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