Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

23specifications compared
9differ
14identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of G31M3-F, K9N2GM-FIH
41 specifications	A MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M3-F View product	B MSI K9N2GM-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N2GM-FIH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI-E Gen 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	NVIDIA GeForce 8200
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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