Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX vs MSI 945P Neo2-F

24specifications compared
9differ
15identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:AMD
- 945P Neo2-F:Intel
Processor socket
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:Socket 939
- 945P Neo2-F:LGA 775 (Socket T)
USB 2.0 connectors
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:4
- 945P Neo2-F:2
Number of SATA connectors
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:5
- 945P Neo2-F:4
Width
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:305 mm
- 945P Neo2-F:300 mm
Depth
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:245 mm
- 945P Neo2-F:225 mm
Audio output
- A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX:Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF
- 945P Neo2-F:Realtek ALC850

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Comparison of A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX, 945P Neo2-F
42 specifications	A ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe AMD Socket939 ATX View product	B MSI 945P Neo2-F View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 939	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit LAN & Wireless 54 Mbps IEEE 802.11g	10, 100, 1000Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI-E x16 with SLI, x16, x16 1 x PCI-E x4 (PCI-E x4 / PCI-E x1) 3 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 4 x 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	300 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NV RIS (Remote Installation Service) application NV Firewall NV RAID Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF	Realtek ALC850
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 & JBOD - Serial ATA Silicon Image 3132	Unknown — not stated by the source

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