Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX vs MSI P35 NEO3-F

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- Motherboard P5N-MX:2
- P35 NEO3-F:4
Maximum internal memory
- Motherboard P5N-MX:4 GB
- P35 NEO3-F:8 GB
Motherboard form factor
- Motherboard P5N-MX:micro ATX
- P35 NEO3-F:ATX

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Comparison of Motherboard P5N-MX, P35 NEO3-F
36 specifications	A ASUS Motherboard P5N-MX View product	B MSI P35 NEO3-F View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	100/10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows VISTA/XP/2000	Vista Premium
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	-1 x PCIe x16 -1 x PCIe x1 -2 x PCI.	1x PCI-E x16 4 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	330 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 7050 GPU / nForce 610i	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	-MyLogo 2 -EZ Flash 2 -CrashFree BIOS 2 -Q-Fan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	-Ring -PXE -WOL -PME.	Unknown — not stated by the source

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