Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M2N-MX SE vs MSI P965 NEO-F V2

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M2N-MX SE:AMD
- P965 NEO-F V2:Intel
Processor socket
- M2N-MX SE:Socket AM2
- P965 NEO-F V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- M2N-MX SE:2
- P965 NEO-F V2:4
Maximum internal memory
- M2N-MX SE:4 GB
- P965 NEO-F V2:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M2N-MX SE:4
- P965 NEO-F V2:3
PS/2 ports quantity
- M2N-MX SE:1
- P965 NEO-F V2:2
Motherboard form factor
- M2N-MX SE:micro ATX
- P965 NEO-F V2:ATX
Audio chip
- M2N-MX SE:Realtek ALC662
- P965 NEO-F V2:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of M2N-MX SE, P965 NEO-F V2
40 specifications	A ASUS M2N-MX SE View product	B MSI P965 NEO-F V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan 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 quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mb/s, PCI 2.2
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI bus
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE/SATA
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 6100 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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