Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs GIGABYTE Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4 GB
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:8
Motherboard form factor
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:micro ATX
Audio chip
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC888
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:Realtek ALC889A
Width
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:244 mm
Depth
- GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:210 mm
- Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-P31-DS3L, Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset
35 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P31-DS3L View product	B GIGABYTE Micro ATX motherboard, Intel® G33 + ICH9 Chipset View product
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	3
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889A
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/2000	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/2000
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 3 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	North Bridge

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