MSI P35 Neo2-FR vs MSI P35D3 Platinum

Comparison of P35 Neo2-FR, P35D3 Platinum

35 specifications	A MSI P35 Neo2-FRView product	B MSI P35D3 PlatinumView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	5	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	5	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	2	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111B	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	245 mm	245 mm
Depth	305 mm	305 mm
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	-2x PCI Express 16X (CrossFire) -2x PCI Express x1 -2x 32-bit v2.3 PCI

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