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GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset vs MSI P35 Neo2-FR

23specifications compared
6differ
17identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
- P35 Neo2-FR:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
- P35 Neo2-FR:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:4
- P35 Neo2-FR:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:1
- P35 Neo2-FR:2
Width
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:305 mm
- P35 Neo2-FR:245 mm
Depth
- GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset:210 mm
- P35 Neo2-FR:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset, P35 Neo2-FR
37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L (rev. 1.0) Intel® P35 + ICH9 Chipset View product	B MSI P35 Neo2-FR View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 - PCI Express X16 3 - PCI Express X1 3 - PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source

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