Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron vs MSI P965 Neo-F

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:AMD
- P965 Neo-F:Intel
Processor socket
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:Socket 940
- P965 Neo-F:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:6
- P965 Neo-F:4
Maximum internal memory
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:24 GB
- P965 Neo-F:8 GB
Motherboard form factor
- K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron:Extended ATX
- P965 Neo-F:ATX

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Comparison of K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron, P965 Neo-F
35 specifications	A ASUS K8N-DL, Dual AMD Opteron View product	B MSI P965 Neo-F View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 940	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast/Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Linux Operating System (RedHat WS3.0, SuSE v9.2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI-E x16 2 x 32-bit/33MHz PCI	3xPCI, 2xPCI-E (x1), 1xPCI-E (x16)
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security 2005	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB x 10
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm

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