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MSI G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P55A Fuzion

27specifications compared
15differ
12identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55A Fuzion:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55A Fuzion:4
Maximum internal memory
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- P55A Fuzion:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55A Fuzion:3
Number of SATA connectors
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55A Fuzion:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55A Fuzion:6
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P55A Fuzion:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P55A Fuzion:0

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Comparison of G31TM-P31, P55A Fuzion
38 specifications	A MSI G31TM-P31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P31 View product	B MSI P55A Fuzion View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8103E(L)	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	PCIE LAN 10/100 Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
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 x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	193 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm

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