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ASUS P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI 945P Neo3-F

19specifications compared
6differ
13identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- 945P Neo3-F:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:7
- 945P Neo3-F:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- 945P Neo3-F:1
Networking features
- P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- 945P Neo3-F:Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet

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Comparison of P5B-E, 945P Neo3-F
41 specifications	A ASUS P5B-E motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5B-E View product	B MSI 945P Neo3-F View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.2	- 1 PCI Express x16 - 1 PCI Express x1 slot. - 4 32-bit v2.3 master PCI bus
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	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AI Booster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresDiffers	ASUS AI Gear ASUS AI Nap ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Noise Filter ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2	- Intel Hyper-Threading technology - Intel Dual Core Technology - EIST technology - 10/100/1000 Mb/s
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- 1 x Parallel port - 1 x Serial port (COM 1) - 1 x PS/2 keyboard - 1 x PS/2 mouse - 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack - 4 x USB 2.0 ports - 1 x RJ45 LAN jacks

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