ASUS P5E Deluxe vs MSI P45 Neo-F

Comparison of P5E Deluxe, P45 Neo-F

35 specifications	A ASUS P5E DeluxeView product	B MSI P45 Neo-FView product
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
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	6	—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	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E8056	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	3 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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