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MSI Fuzzy 945GM2 vs MSI P6N Diamond

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 4identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:Socket M (mPGA478MT)
    • P6N Diamond:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:2 GB
    • P6N Diamond:8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:2
    • P6N Diamond:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:2
    • P6N Diamond:7
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:2
    • P6N Diamond:4
  • Motherboard form factor
    • Fuzzy 945GM2:mini ITX
    • P6N Diamond:ATX

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Comparison of Fuzzy 945GM2, P6N Diamond
36 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersSocket M (mPGA478MT)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™2 Duo
Processor system buses supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1333 MHz
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers2 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers27
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1 x PCI Express x16 1 x 32-bit PCI2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1 4x PCI-E x16
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIDE, SATAUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for oneRS-232 x1 RS-232x2(0,5,12V) RS-422/485 x2 8@/8 out GPIO Ultra DMA 66/100 x1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one224 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA 950Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® 82573LUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000Mbps Base-T X3Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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