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ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P31 Neo-F V2

25specifications compared
6differ
19identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (4 vs 2). The ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more PCI Express x16 slots than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (2 vs 1). The ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more PCI slots than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (3 vs 1). Audio chip: VIA VT1708B on the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P31 Neo-F V2.

USB 2.0 connectors
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- P31 Neo-F V2:2
Audio chip
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:VIA VT1708B
- P31 Neo-F V2:Realtek ALC888
PCI Express x16 slots
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P31 Neo-F V2:1
PCI slots
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
- P31 Neo-F V2:1
Width
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:305 mm
- P31 Neo-F V2:220 mm
Depth
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:229 mm
- P31 Neo-F V2:305 mm

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Comparison of P5KPL/1600, P31 Neo-F V2
45 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL/1600 View product	B MSI P31 Neo-F V2 View 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, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x IDE
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL @ PME,WOR @ PME, WOR @ Ring	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source

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