Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI Z68MA-G45 (G3)

44specifications compared
22differ
22identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):4
Memory voltage
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.8 V
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:667,800 MHz
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:SATA II
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Not supported
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):2-Way SLI
On-board graphics card
- G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):No

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Comparison of G31TM-P25, Z68MA-G45 (G3)
69 specifications	A MSI G31TM-P25 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P25 View product	B MSI Z68MA-G45 (G3)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	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z68 (B3)
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
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
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 inDiffers	Yes	No
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 connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
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	2
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) 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 in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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 factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G31	Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888S	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
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	1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 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
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892

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