Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

42specifications compared
21differ
21identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Number of memory slots
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
Memory voltage
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.8 V
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1.5 V
Maximum internal memory
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SATA II
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Not supported
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics card
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:No
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0

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Comparison of G31TM-P25, X79A-GD45
68 specifications	A MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P25 View product	B MSI X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model X79A-GD45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	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	1066,1333,1600,1800,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	64 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	384 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
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) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111D(L)	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® G31	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888S	Realtek ALC892
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	3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	4
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 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
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel X79

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