Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX vs MSI P43 Neo3-FR

29specifications compared
10differ
19identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 2 more memory slots than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 6 more SATA connectors than the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX (8 vs 2). The MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the MSI P43 Neo3-FR (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI P43 Neo3-FR. Processor socket: Socket AM2 on the MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI P43 Neo3-FR.

Processor manufacturer
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
- P43 Neo3-FR:Intel
Processor socket
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
- P43 Neo3-FR:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- P43 Neo3-FR:4
RAID levels
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
- P43 Neo3-FR:0, 1, 0+1
Number of SATA connectors
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
- P43 Neo3-FR:8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:1
- P43 Neo3-FR:0
Motherboard form factor
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:micro ATX
- P43 Neo3-FR:ATX
Width
- K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX:244 mm
- P43 Neo3-FR:305 mm

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Comparison of K9N6PGM2-V, P43 Neo3-FR
44 specifications	A MSI K9N6PGM2-V Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N6PGM2-V View product	B MSI P43 Neo3-FR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 0+1
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8201CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC861 / ALC883 / ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 915P Express
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	205 mm	245 mm

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