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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA785GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD vs MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 14identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • Graphics card
    • Radeon HD 4200
    • GMA 3100
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 5
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4

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78 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-MA785GPM-UD2H motherboard AMD

Model GA-MA785GPM-UD2H

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B

MSI

G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model G31TM-P21

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one677,800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one0.125 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one384 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardDiffersRadeon HD 4200GMA 3100
DirectX versionKnown for one9.0
Number of displays supportedKnown for one1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers54
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers61
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111CRealtek RTL8103E(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 785GIntel® G31
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneIntel ICH7
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889ARealtek ALC888S
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista/XP/ME/9X
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers243 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers243.8 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneITE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Special featuresKnown for one@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune Easy Energy Saver Time Repare Q-Share

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