Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset vs MSI K9AG Neo2

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:Intel
- K9AG Neo2:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9AG Neo2:Socket AM2
RAID levels
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:0, 1, JBOD
- K9AG Neo2:0, 1, 0+1
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:3
- K9AG Neo2:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:6
- K9AG Neo2:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:1
- K9AG Neo2:2
Audio chip
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:Realtek ALC883
- K9AG Neo2:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset, K9AG Neo2
30 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset View product	B MSI K9AG Neo2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Sempron
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI	1 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1 3 x PCI
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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