Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P35 NEO3-F

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P35 NEO3-F:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P35 NEO3-F:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P35 NEO3-F:4
Motherboard form factor
- P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P35 NEO3-F:ATX
Audio output channels
- P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:5.1 channels
- P35 NEO3-F:7.1 channels
Compatible operating systems
- P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Windows XP / Vista
- P35 NEO3-F:Vista Premium

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Comparison of P5G-MX, P35 NEO3-F
35 specifications	A ASUS P5G-MX LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5G-MX View product	B MSI P35 NEO3-F View product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Graphicsidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA 950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	4
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
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / Vista	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 1 x PCI-E x1 1 x PCI 2.2	1x PCI-E x16 4 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL, PXE, WOR @ Ring, PME WU	Unknown — not stated by the source

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