Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard vs MSI P45 Neo3-FIR

26specifications compared
7differ
19identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45 Neo3-FIR has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (1 vs 0). The MSI P45 Neo3-FIR has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard, Intel on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45 Neo3-FIR.

Processor manufacturer
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:AMD
- P45 Neo3-FIR:Intel
Processor socket
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:Socket AM2
- P45 Neo3-FIR:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:8 GB
- P45 Neo3-FIR:16 GB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:1
- P45 Neo3-FIR:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:0
- P45 Neo3-FIR:1
Width
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:243.8 mm
- P45 Neo3-FIR:305 mm
Depth
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:303.7 mm
- P45 Neo3-FIR:245 mm

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Comparison of K9A2NEO-F Motherboard, P45 Neo3-FIR
41 specifications	A MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard View product	B MSI P45 Neo3-FIR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power fan connectorKnown 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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243.8 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	303.7 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ45 LAN jack 1 x Serial port	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C

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