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MSI 945GCM7-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

27specifications compared
5differ
22identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI 945GCM7-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI 945GCM7-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more IEEE1394 connectors than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI 945GCM7-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron® D on the MSI 945GCM7-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

USB 2.0 connectors
- 945GCM7-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- 945GCM7-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- 945GCM7-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Width
- 945GCM7-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:224 mm

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Comparison of 945GCM7-L, G31M3
44 specifications	A MSI 945GCM7-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 945GCM7-L View product	B MSI G31M3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M3 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® D	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	0
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x16, 2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	224 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Intel GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source

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