Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Striker II Extreme vs MSI 945 Neo5-F

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- Striker II Extreme:6
- 945 Neo5-F:4
Number of SATA connectors
- Striker II Extreme:6
- 945 Neo5-F:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Striker II Extreme:6
- 945 Neo5-F:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Striker II Extreme:2
- 945 Neo5-F:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- Striker II Extreme:1
- 945 Neo5-F:2
Audio chip
- Striker II Extreme:ADI AD1988B
- 945 Neo5-F:Realtek ALC888
Width
- Striker II Extreme:305 mm
- 945 Neo5-F:300 mm
Depth
- Striker II Extreme:245 mm
- 945 Neo5-F:197 mm

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Comparison of Striker II Extreme, 945 Neo5-F
59 specifications	A ASUS Striker II Extreme View product	B MSI 945 Neo5-F View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1333,1600,800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mb/s
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	ADI AD1988B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 1 x PCIe x16 2 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI 2.2	1 x PCI Express 16X 2 x PCI Express 1X 3 x PCI 2.2 32-bit
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	300 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	197 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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