ASUS P5MT Server Motherboard vs MSI 945Pl Neo-F

Comparison of P5MT Server Motherboard, 945Pl Neo-F

28 specifications	A ASUS P5MT Server MotherboardView product	B MSI 945Pl Neo-FView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1066 MHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown 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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mb/s
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Server w/SP4, Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/SP4, Windows 2003 Standard SP1 32bit/64bit, Windows 2003 Enterprise SP1 32bit/64bit, Red Hat Enterprise AS 3.0 UP3/UP4/UP5, Red Hat Enterprise AS 4.0, SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0, SuSE Enterprise Server 9.0 w/SP1, SuSE Enterprise Server 9.2, F	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 (x8 link), 2 x PCI-X 64 bit 133/100 MHz, 1 x PCI 33MHz/32 bits/5V, Mini-PCI Socket for ASMB2 Card	1 x PCI Express 16X 1 x PCI Express 1X 4 x PCI 2.2 32-bit Master PCI Bus
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC850
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	2 x Broadcom BCM5721 Gb PCI-E LAN, ATI RageXL / 8M	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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