Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 945GT Speedster-A4V vs MSI G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- 945GT Speedster-A4V:Socket 478
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- 945GT Speedster-A4V:2
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 945GT Speedster-A4V:3
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 945GT Speedster-A4V:2
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- 945GT Speedster-A4V:Intel® 82573L
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111B
Depth
- 945GT Speedster-A4V:244 mm
- G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:215 mm

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Comparison of 945GT Speedster-A4V, G31M-F
28 specifications	A MSI 945GT Speedster-A4V View product	B MSI G31M-F motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M-F View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82573L	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	- 1 x PCI Express x16 - 1 x PCI Express x 4 - 2 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	- 1 x PCI Express 16X - 1 x PCI Express 1X - 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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