MSI G33 Platinum vs MSI P6N SLI V2

Comparison of G33 Platinum, P6N SLI V2

36 specifications	A MSI G33 PlatinumView product	B MSI P6N SLI V2View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	5	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown 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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	- 2x PCI Express x16 - 2x PCI Express x1 - 2x 32-bit v2.3 PCI	PCI-E (x16) x 2 PCI-E (x1) x 2 PCI x 2
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATAII	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

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.