ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) vs MSI P35 Neo2-FIR

Comparison of Maximus Formula (Special Edition), P35 Neo2-FIR

18 specifications	A ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition)View product	B MSI P35 Neo2-FIRView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor system buses supportedDiffers	1600 MHz	1333 MHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	—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	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	12 x USB 2.0 4 x S-ATA II 1 x IDE
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS EPU	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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