ASUS P5N64 WS Professional vs MSI P45 Neo-F

Comparison of P5N64 WS Professional, P45 Neo-F

22 specifications	A ASUS P5N64 WS ProfessionalView product	B MSI P45 Neo-FView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	4 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Marvell 88E1116	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	ADI AD1988B	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	4 x PCI EXPress x16 (2.0) 1 x PCI EXPress x1 2 x PCI	3 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E 2.0 x16

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