MSI P35 NEO-FI vs MSI P965 NEO-F V2

Comparison of P35 NEO-FI, P965 NEO-F V2

37 specifications	A MSI P35 NEO-FIView product	B MSI P965 NEO-F V2View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	1333 MHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectors	5	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mb/s, PCI 2.2
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Vista Ptemium	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI 3 x PCI-E	1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x4 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2.3 32-bit PCI bus
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Controller interface typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE/SATA
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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