Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus Formula vs MSI 945P NEO5-F

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- Maximus Formula:8 GB
- 945P NEO5-F:4 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- Maximus Formula:6
- 945P NEO5-F:4
Compatible operating systems
- Maximus Formula:Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- 945P NEO5-F:Vista Premium

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Comparison of Maximus Formula, 945P NEO5-F
43 specifications	A ASUS Maximus Formula View product	B MSI 945P NEO5-F View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
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	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	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
Headphone outputsKnown 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
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	3 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	S.T.A.L.K.E.R. ASUS PC Probe II ASUS AI Suite 3DMark '06 AE Kaspersky Anti-Virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS MyLogo3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME, WOR @ PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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