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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI Motherboard K9N NEO V3 vs MSI X38 Diamond

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 12identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM2
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1

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49 specifications
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MSI

Motherboard K9N NEO V3View product
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MSI

X38 DiamondView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM2LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneAMD Phenom
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1333 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltageKnown for one1.8 V
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111B
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneVista Premium
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x PCI 2 x PCI-E 2 x PCI-E x16 2 x PCI-E Lite
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one245 mm
DepthKnown for one305 mm

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