Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P31 Neo-F V2 vs MSI P43 Neo3-FR

28specifications compared
5differ
23identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (4 vs 2). The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (8 vs 4). The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 85 mm more width than the MSI P31 Neo-F V2 (305 mm vs 220 mm).

USB 2.0 connectors
- P31 Neo-F V2:2
- P43 Neo3-FR:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P31 Neo-F V2:4
- P43 Neo3-FR:8
Width
- P31 Neo-F V2:220 mm
- P43 Neo3-FR:305 mm
Depth
- P31 Neo-F V2:305 mm
- P43 Neo3-FR:245 mm

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Comparison of P31 Neo-F V2, P43 Neo3-FR
43 specifications	A MSI P31 Neo-F V2 View product	B MSI P43 Neo3-FR View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® D
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Internal memoryKnown for one	0 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
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) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Realtek 8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	220 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1

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