Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P965 Neo2

28specifications compared
8differ
20identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P965 Neo2:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
- P965 Neo2:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P965 Neo2:1
Networking features
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- P965 Neo2:10/100/1000 Mb/s
Depth
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:228.6 mm
- P965 Neo2:225 mm
Controller 2nd interface type
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:UltraDMA 133/100/66
- P965 Neo2:Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface type
- P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Serial ATA I/II
- P965 Neo2:SATA II

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Comparison of P5B-Plus, P965 Neo2
47 specifications	A ASUS P5B-Plus LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5B-Plus View product	B MSI P965 Neo2 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	SFS ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI-E x16 3x PCI-E x1 3x PCI 2.2	1xPCI Express x16 1xPCI Express x4 1xPCI Express x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	228.6 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti Virus (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	Serial ATA I/II	SATA II
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS AI Gear ASUS Q-Fan 2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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