Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX vs MSI P6N Diamond

20specifications compared
4differ
16identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:4
- P6N Diamond:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:1
- P6N Diamond:2
Motherboard form factor
- G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX:mini ATX
- P6N Diamond:ATX

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Comparison of G965M-FIR, P6N Diamond
36 specifications	A MSI G965M-FIR LGA 775 (Socket T) mini ATX Model G965M-FIR View product	B MSI P6N Diamond View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	7
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
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 inKnown 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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1x PCI Express x16 1x PCI Express x1 2x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI 1x IDE	2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1 4x PCI-E x16
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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