Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P45 Zilent

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P45 Zilent:4
Maximum internal memory
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P45 Zilent:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P45 Zilent:3
Number of SATA connectors
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P45 Zilent:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P45 Zilent:6
eSATA ports quantity
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P45 Zilent:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P45 Zilent:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P45 Zilent:0

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Comparison of G31M3-F, P45 Zilent
43 specifications	A MSI G31M3-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31M3-F View product	B MSI P45 Zilent View product
Processoridentical
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	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 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
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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