Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus II Formula vs MSI K9N2G Neo-FD

15specifications compared
9differ
6identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Maximus II Formula:Intel
- K9N2G Neo-FD:AMD
Processor socket
- Maximus II Formula:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9N2G Neo-FD:Socket AM2
Maximum internal memory
- Maximus II Formula:16 GB
- K9N2G Neo-FD:8 GB
RAID levels
- Maximus II Formula:0, 1, 10
- K9N2G Neo-FD:0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- Maximus II Formula:6
- K9N2G Neo-FD:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus II Formula:6
- K9N2G Neo-FD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus II Formula:1
- K9N2G Neo-FD:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- Maximus II Formula:2
- K9N2G Neo-FD:0

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Comparison of Maximus II Formula, K9N2G Neo-FD
44 specifications	A ASUS Maximus II Formula View product	B MSI K9N2G Neo-FD View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 1+0, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD2000B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	Marvell 88SE6121	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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

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