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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G31M3-F V2 vs MSI X79A-GD45 Plus

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 17identical
  • 58known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X79A-GD45 Plus has 124 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (128 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI G31M3-F V2 has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (1 vs 0). The MSI X79A-GD45 Plus has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (6 vs 4). Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI G31M3-F V2, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI G31M3-F V2, Intel® Core™ i7 on the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR2-SDRAM
    • DDR3-SDRAM
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 4 GB
    • 128 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Parallel ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
FSB ParityKnown for oneYes
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR2-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one8
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
DirectX versionKnown for one9.0
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers10
Serial ports quantityDiffers10
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel X79
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers15
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x8, 2x1, 2x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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