Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition vs MSI P965 Neo-F

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition:5
- P965 Neo-F:4
LAN controller
- 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition:Intel® 82573L
- P965 Neo-F:Realtek RTL8111B
Width
- 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition:304 mm
- P965 Neo-F:245 mm
Depth
- 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition:245 mm
- P965 Neo-F:305 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition, P965 Neo-F
34 specifications	A MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition View product	B MSI P965 Neo-F View product
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82573L	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI Express x16 - Supports into 2 x8 - Supports ATI Crossfire technology. 2 x PCI Express x1 2 x 32-bit v2.3 master PCI	3xPCI, 2xPCI-E (x1), 1xPCI-E (x16)
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Realtek AL882M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB x 10

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons