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MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI H61MA-E35 (B3)

40specifications compared
16differ
24identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- H61MA-E35 (B3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Memory voltage
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.8 V
- H61MA-E35 (B3):1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:667,800 MHz
- H61MA-E35 (B3):1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- H61MA-E35 (B3):16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SATA II
- H61MA-E35 (B3):SATA II, SATA III
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- H61MA-E35 (B3):0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- H61MA-E35 (B3):2
PS/2 ports quantity
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- H61MA-E35 (B3):1

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Comparison of G31TM-P25, H61MA-E35 (B3)
61 specifications	A MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P25 View product	B MSI H61MA-E35 (B3)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory voltageDiffers	1.8 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	667,800 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	384 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111D(L)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G31	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888S	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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