Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P43 Neo3-FR

23specifications compared
3differ
20identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more PCI Express x16 slots than the MSI P43 Neo3-FR (2 vs 1). The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 16 mm more depth than the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (245 mm vs 229 mm). Audio chip: VIA VT1708B on the ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P43 Neo3-FR.

Audio chip
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:VIA VT1708B
- P43 Neo3-FR:Realtek ALC888
PCI Express x16 slots
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P43 Neo3-FR:1
Depth
- P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:229 mm
- P43 Neo3-FR:245 mm

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Comparison of P5KPL/1600, P43 Neo3-FR
44 specifications	A ASUS P5KPL/1600 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5KPL/1600 View product	B MSI P43 Neo3-FR 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® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion 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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 915P Express
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
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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