Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 945PL Neo3-F vs MSI P31 NEO-F

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- 945PL Neo3-F:2 GB
- P31 NEO-F:8 GB
Audio chip
- 945PL Neo3-F:Realtek ALC850
- P31 NEO-F:Realtek ALC888
Width
- 945PL Neo3-F:225 mm
- P31 NEO-F:304 mm
Depth
- 945PL Neo3-F:305 mm
- P31 NEO-F:218 mm

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Comparison of 945PL Neo3-F, P31 NEO-F
26 specifications	A MSI 945PL Neo3-F View product	B MSI P31 NEO-F View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC850	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1xPCIe x16, 1xPCIe x1, 4xPCI	1 x PCI Express 16X 1 x PCI Express 1X 3 x PCI 2.3 32-bit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	218 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	1x UDMA100 IDE 4x S-ATA II 8x USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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