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MSI G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

39specifications compared
11differ
28identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111D(L)
- G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL

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Comparison of G31TM-P35, G43TM-E51
43 specifications	A MSI G31TM-P35 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G31TM-P35 View product	B MSI G43TM-E51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43TM-E51 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
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
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	256 MB	256 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	6	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111D(L)	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	2	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	230 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface type	IDE	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	SATAII
Audio outputDiffers	Realtek ALC888S	Realtek ALC889
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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