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GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset vs MSI P35 Neo2-FR

19specifications compared
6differ
13identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:6
- P35 Neo2-FR:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:4
- P35 Neo2-FR:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:1
- P35 Neo2-FR:2
Audio chip
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:Realtek ALC883
- P35 Neo2-FR:Realtek ALC888
Width
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:305 mm
- P35 Neo2-FR:245 mm
Depth
- GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset:210 mm
- P35 Neo2-FR:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset, P35 Neo2-FR
36 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 (rev. 3.3) Intel P965+ ICH8 chipset View product	B MSI P35 Neo2-FR View product
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC883	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	305 mm
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	PCI Express x16 PCI Express x1 PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source

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