Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P43 Neo3-FR

27specifications compared
6differ
21identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P43 Neo3-FR:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P43 Neo3-FR:4
Number of SATA connectors
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P43 Neo3-FR:8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P43 Neo3-FR:0
Motherboard form factor
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P43 Neo3-FR:ATX

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Comparison of G31M3-F, P43 Neo3-FR
43 specifications	A MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M3-F View product	B MSI P43 Neo3-FR View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 915P Express
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm

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