Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G31M3-L V2 vs MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX

35specifications compared
13differ
22identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- G31M3-L V2:Intel
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- G31M3-L V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- G31M3-L V2:2
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- G31M3-L V2:4 GB
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G31M3-L V2:2
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- G31M3-L V2:4
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- G31M3-L V2:0
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G31M3-L V2:0
- KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of G31M3-L V2, KA780GM
50 specifications	A MSI G31M3-L V2 View product	B MSI KA780GM AMD 780G Socket AM2 micro ATX Model KA780GM View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8101E	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100 Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 780G
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 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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