Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI K9A2 Platinum V2 vs MSI P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- K9A2 Platinum V2:AMD
- P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard:Intel
Processor socket
- K9A2 Platinum V2:Socket AM2
- P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- K9A2 Platinum V2:4
- P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- K9A2 Platinum V2:4
- P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard:12
PS/2 ports quantity
- K9A2 Platinum V2:1
- P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- K9A2 Platinum V2:1
- P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard:0
Audio chip
- K9A2 Platinum V2:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
- P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard:Realtek ALC888
Width
- K9A2 Platinum V2:305 mm
- P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard:228.6 mm

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Comparison of K9A2 Platinum V2, P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard
33 specifications	A MSI K9A2 Platinum V2 View product	B MSI P35NEOCOMBO-F Motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	5
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	12
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	4 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E x1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	228.6 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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