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 system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	7
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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