Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7F-E Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI NF520T-C35 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

20specifications compared
11differ
9identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P7F-E Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
- NF520T-C35 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P7F-E Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- NF520T-C35 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P7F-E Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- NF520T-C35 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7F-E Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
- NF520T-C35 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P7F-E Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- NF520T-C35 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7F-E Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- NF520T-C35 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7F-E Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- NF520T-C35 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- P7F-E Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- NF520T-C35 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2

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Comparison of P7F-E, NF520T-C35
47 specifications	A ASUS P7F-E Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P7F-E View product	B MSI NF520T-C35 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX Model NF520T-C35 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3420	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
CertificationKnown for one	- US (FCC, CFR47 Part 15, Class B) - Europe (CE, EN55022 & EN55024) - Australia (C-TICK)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x MIO, 1 x PIKE	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
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel 3420	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888S
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	205 mm

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