Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M3N WS vs MSI P45 Neo-F

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M3N WS:AMD
- P45 Neo-F:Intel
Processor socket
- M3N WS:Socket AM2
- P45 Neo-F:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- M3N WS:8 GB
- P45 Neo-F:16 GB
RAID levels
- M3N WS:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
- P45 Neo-F:0, 1, 10

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Comparison of M3N WS, P45 Neo-F
32 specifications	A ASUS M3N WS View product	B MSI P45 Neo-F View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2 1 x PCI-X	3 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 8	Unknown — not stated by the source

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