ASUS P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P35 Neo2-FIR

Comparison of P5E, P35 Neo2-FIR

36 specifications	A ASUS P5E LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5E View product	B MSI P35 Neo2-FIRView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5
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 connectors	1	1
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) ports	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Marvell88E8056 PCIe Gigabit LAN	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCIe2.0 x16 3 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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	12 x USB 2.0 4 x S-ATA II 1 x IDE
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	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm

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