Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard vs MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard

32specifications compared
8differ
24identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard (8 vs 4). The MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard has 8 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard (12 vs 4). The MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard 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 P45PLATINUM Motherboard. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard.

Processor manufacturer
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:AMD
- P45PLATINUM Motherboard:Intel
Processor socket
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:Socket AM2
- P45PLATINUM Motherboard:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of SATA connectors
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:4
- P45PLATINUM Motherboard:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:4
- P45PLATINUM Motherboard:12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:0
- P45PLATINUM Motherboard:1
PCI Express x1 slots
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:1
- P45PLATINUM Motherboard:2
PCI Express x16 slots
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:1
- P45PLATINUM Motherboard:2
Depth
- K9A2NEO-F Motherboard:303.7 mm
- P45PLATINUM Motherboard:304.8 mm

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Comparison of K9A2NEO-F Motherboard, P45PLATINUM Motherboard
41 specifications	A MSI K9A2NEO-F Motherboard View product	B MSI P45PLATINUM Motherboard View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
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 connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
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 outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	243.8 mm	243.8 mm
DepthDiffers	303.7 mm	304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio output	Yes	Yes
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

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