ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) vs MSI 945PL Neo3-F

Comparison of Maximus Formula (Special Edition), 945PL Neo3-F

17 specifications	A ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition)View product	B MSI 945PL Neo3-FView product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1600 MHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850
Audio output channelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1xPCIe x16, 1xPCIe x1, 4xPCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1x UDMA100 IDE 4x S-ATA II 8x USB 2.0
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EPU	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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