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ASUS Maximus II Formula vs MSI P6NG Neo-Digital

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 9identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • Maximus II Formula:4
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Maximus II Formula:16 GB
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:2 GB
  • RAID levels
    • Maximus II Formula:0, 1, 10
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:0, 1
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Maximus II Formula:6
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Maximus II Formula:6
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Maximus II Formula:6
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • Maximus II Formula:1
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • Maximus II Formula:2
    • P6NG Neo-Digital:0

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Comparison of Maximus II Formula, P6NG Neo-Digital
35 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB2 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8201CL
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersADI AD2000BRealtek ALC888
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers245 mm205 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneMarvell 88SE6121Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source

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