Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e vs MSI K8N Neo2-FX

21specifications compared
8differ
13identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:Intel
- K8N Neo2-FX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K8N Neo2-FX:Socket 939
Maximum internal memory
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:8 GB
- K8N Neo2-FX:4 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:4
- K8N Neo2-FX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:8
- K8N Neo2-FX:4
Width
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:305 mm
- K8N Neo2-FX:245 mm
Depth
- P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e:245 mm
- K8N Neo2-FX:305 mm

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Comparison of P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e, K8N Neo2-FX
38 specifications	A ASUS P5WDG2 i975x/pci-e View product	B MSI K8N Neo2-FX View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket 939
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Marvell 88E8066/8062 PCI-E Dual Gb LAN & WiFi AP	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC882	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI-E x 16 2 x PCI-X 2 x PCI 2.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS PC Probe II RAID utility Symantec NIS 2005 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 Microsoft Direct X 9.0C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, AI NET, Chassis Intrusion	Unknown — not stated by the source

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