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ASUS P5B Premium vs MSI K9N Neo V2

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 16identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5B Premium:Intel
    • K9N Neo V2:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5B Premium:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • K9N Neo V2:Socket AM2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5B Premium:2
    • K9N Neo V2:3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5B Premium:3
    • K9N Neo V2:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5B Premium:2
    • K9N Neo V2:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P5B Premium:2
    • K9N Neo V2:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5B Premium:1
    • K9N Neo V2:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5B Premium:1
    • K9N Neo V2:2

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Comparison of P5B Premium, K9N Neo V2
48 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one7Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers40
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneDual Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1988BUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm200 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm3050 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSerial ATA I/IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL - PME, WOR - PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source

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