ASUS P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI 945PL Neo3-F

Comparison of P5E, 945PL Neo3-F

34 specifications	A ASUS P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5E View product	B MSI 945PL Neo3-FView product
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	2	—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
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Marvell88E8056 PCIe Gigabit LAN	Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	1xPCIe x16, 1xPCIe x1, 4xPCI
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti-virus (OEM) Image-Editing Suite	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	1 x IDE	1x UDMA100 IDE 4x S-ATA II 8x USB 2.0
RAID controller typeKnown for one	JMicron PATA, SATA	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm

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