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GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset vs MSI G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:4
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:8 GB
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:2
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:8
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Motherboard form factor
- GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset:ATX
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset, G31M-F
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X38-DS5 Intel® X38 + ICH9R Chipset View product	B MSI G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M-F View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 x PCI Express 16X - 1 x PCI Express 1X - 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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