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ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX vs MSI Motherboard K9N NEO V3

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 10identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Motherboard P5N-MX:Intel
    • Motherboard K9N NEO V3:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • Motherboard P5N-MX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • Motherboard K9N NEO V3:Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • Motherboard P5N-MX:2
    • Motherboard K9N NEO V3:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Motherboard P5N-MX:4 GB
    • Motherboard K9N NEO V3:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Motherboard P5N-MX:2
    • Motherboard K9N NEO V3:3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Motherboard P5N-MX:1
    • Motherboard K9N NEO V3:2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • Motherboard P5N-MX:1
    • Motherboard K9N NEO V3:0
  • Motherboard form factor
    • Motherboard P5N-MX:micro ATX
    • Motherboard K9N NEO V3:ATX

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Comparison of Motherboard P5N-MX, Motherboard K9N NEO V3
51 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD Phenom
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one100/10Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC662Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Expansion slotsKnown for one-1 x PCIe x16 -1 x PCIe x1 -2 x PCI.Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for oneGeForce 7050 GPU / nForce 610iUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one-MyLogo 2 -EZ Flash 2 -CrashFree BIOS 2 -Q-FanUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one-Ring -PXE -WOL -PME.Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one330 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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