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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 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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
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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