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GIGABYTE P31-S3G Socket 775 P31 vs MSI P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

31specifications compared
17differ
14identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P31-S3G Socket 775 P31:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- P31-S3G Socket 775 P31:2
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P31-S3G Socket 775 P31:4 GB
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P31-S3G Socket 775 P31:2
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P31-S3G Socket 775 P31:4
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P31-S3G Socket 775 P31:4
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P31-S3G Socket 775 P31:1
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- P31-S3G Socket 775 P31:0
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of P31-S3G Socket 775 P31, P55-GD80
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE P31-S3G Socket 775 P31 View product	B MSI P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD80 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111B	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista / XP / 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	194 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-133/100/66/33
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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