Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI K9A2GM-F V3 vs MSI P31 Neo-F V2

33specifications compared
10differ
23identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P31 Neo-F V2 has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (4 vs 2). The MSI K9A2GM-F V3 has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (1 vs 0). The MSI P31 Neo-F V2 has 5 mm more width than the MSI K9A2GM-F V3 (220 mm vs 215 mm). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI K9A2GM-F V3, Intel on the MSI P31 Neo-F V2. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI K9A2GM-F V3, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P31 Neo-F V2.

Processor manufacturer
- K9A2GM-F V3:AMD
- P31 Neo-F V2:Intel
Processor socket
- K9A2GM-F V3:Socket AM2
- P31 Neo-F V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- K9A2GM-F V3:2
- P31 Neo-F V2:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- K9A2GM-F V3:1
- P31 Neo-F V2:0
Networking features
- K9A2GM-F V3:IEEE1394 / FireWire
- P31 Neo-F V2:Realtek 8111C
Motherboard form factor
- K9A2GM-F V3:mini ATX
- P31 Neo-F V2:ATX
Audio chip
- K9A2GM-F V3:Realtek ALC888 / ALC662
- P31 Neo-F V2:Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systems
- K9A2GM-F V3:Win Vista
- P31 Neo-F V2:Windows Vista

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Comparison of K9A2GM-F V3, P31 Neo-F V2
44 specifications	A MSI K9A2GM-F V3 View product	B MSI P31 Neo-F V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Internal memory	0 GB	0 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	IEEE1394 / FireWire	Realtek 8111C
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 740G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888 / ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win Vista	Windows Vista
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	215 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Graphics controllerKnown for one	ATI Radeon 2100	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O ports	1 x IDE	1 x IDE

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