MSI P35 Neo-F vs MSI P35 Platinum

Comparison of P35 Neo-F, P35 Platinum

40 specifications	A MSI P35 Neo-FView product	B MSI P35 PlatinumView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® D	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	12	6
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express 16X 3 x PCI Express 1X 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI Bus	2xPCI-E (x1) 2xPCI
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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