Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI H67A-G43 (B3)

42specifications compared
21differ
21identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- H67A-G43 (B3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- H67A-G43 (B3):4
Memory voltage
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.8 V
- H67A-G43 (B3):1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:667,800 MHz
- H67A-G43 (B3):1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- H67A-G43 (B3):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SATA II
- H67A-G43 (B3):SATA II, SATA III
On-board graphics card
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
- H67A-G43 (B3):No
USB 2.0 connectors
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- H67A-G43 (B3):4

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Comparison of G31TM-P25, H67A-G43 (B3)
62 specifications	A MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P25 View product	B MSI H67A-G43 (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
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageDiffers	1.8 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	667,800 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
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 cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
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)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 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 quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111D(L)	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G31	Intel® H67
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
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	220 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	305 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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