Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Desktop Board P4rd1-mx vs MSI 945Pl Neo-F

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:Socket 478
- 945Pl Neo-F:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:2
- 945Pl Neo-F:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:2
- 945Pl Neo-F:4
S/PDIF out port
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:No
- 945Pl Neo-F:Yes
Networking features
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:Reltek RLC8201CL 10/100
- 945Pl Neo-F:10/100/1000 Mb/s
Motherboard form factor
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:micro ATX
- 945Pl Neo-F:ATX
Width
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:245 mm
- 945Pl Neo-F:300 mm
Depth
- Desktop Board P4rd1-mx:218.4 mm
- 945Pl Neo-F:244 mm

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Comparison of Desktop Board P4rd1-mx, 945Pl Neo-F
41 specifications	A ASUS Desktop Board P4rd1-mx View product	B MSI 945Pl Neo-F View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	2	2
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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Reltek RLC8201CL 10/100	10/100/1000 Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP, 2003 Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI	1 x PCI Express 16X 1 x PCI Express 1X 4 x PCI 2.2 32-bit Master PCI Bus
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	300 mm
DepthDiffers	218.4 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Audio outputDiffers	ADI AD1986A	Realtek ALC850
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon X300	Unknown — not stated by the source

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