Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX vs MSI G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
16differ
11identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:6
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:24 GB
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:3
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:10
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:2
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:2
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:2
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-X58A-UD9, G31TM-P31
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX Model GA-X58A-UD9 View product	B MSI G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P31 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	10	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	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 outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8103E(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	PCIE LAN 10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	XL-ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC888S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	345 mm	193 mm
DepthDiffers	262 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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