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GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset vs MSI P35 Neo-F

13specifications compared
4differ
9identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P35 Neo-F has 8 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset (12 vs 4). The MSI P35 Neo-F has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset (2 vs 1). Audio chip: Realtek ALC883 on the GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset, Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P35 Neo-F.

USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:4
- P35 Neo-F:12
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:1
- P35 Neo-F:2
Audio chip
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:Realtek ALC883
- P35 Neo-F:Realtek ALC888

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Comparison of GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset, P35 Neo-F
31 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset View product	B MSI P35 Neo-F View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI	1 x PCI Express 16X 3 x PCI Express 1X 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI Bus
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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