Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI K8N Neo2-FX

20specifications compared
5differ
15identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Intel
- K8N Neo2-FX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8N Neo2-FX:Socket 939
Width
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- K8N Neo2-FX:245 mm
Depth
- P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:245 mm
- K8N Neo2-FX:305 mm

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Comparison of P5AD2-E, K8N Neo2-FX
34 specifications	A ASUS P5AD2-E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5AD2-E View product	B MSI K8N Neo2-FX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 939
Internal I/Oidentical
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown 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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Marvell PCIe 88E8053 Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	C-Media High Definition Audio 8-ch CODEC	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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