Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

32specifications compared
17differ
15identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:4
- G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Memory voltage
- GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1.5 V
- G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.8 V
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:8
- G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-MA770T-UD3, G31TM-P21
83 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-MA770T-UD3 View product	B MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P21 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageDiffers	1.5 V	1.8 V
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	677,800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE, SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	384 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA 3100
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.0
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8103E(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	Intel® G31
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH7
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash	Unknown — not stated by the source

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