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MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI G31M3-F V2

31specifications compared
11differ
20identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 28 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (32 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more DirectX version than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (11 vs 9.0). The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (5 vs 4). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G31M3-F V2. Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, DDR2-SDRAM on the MSI G31M3-F V2.

Processor socket
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- G31M3-F V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory types
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- G31M3-F V2:DDR2-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- G31M3-F V2:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
- G31M3-F V2:4 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- G31M3-F V2:SATA II
DirectX version
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:11
- G31M3-F V2:9.0
Number of SATA II connectors
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- G31M3-F V2:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- G31M3-F V2:1

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Comparison of B75MA-G43, G31M3-F V2
69 specifications	A MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-G43 View product	B MSI G31M3-F V2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
FSB ParityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1760 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionDiffers	11	9.0
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel B75	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16+1x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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