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MSI P43 Neo3-FR vs MSI P45 Zilent

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 19identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45 Zilent has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI P43 Neo3-FR (16 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI P43 Neo3-FR has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P45 Zilent (4 vs 3). The MSI P45 Zilent has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P43 Neo3-FR (6 vs 4). Audio chip: Realtek ALC888 on the MSI P43 Neo3-FR, Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T on the MSI P45 Zilent.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • P43 Neo3-FR:4 GB
    • P45 Zilent:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P43 Neo3-FR:4
    • P45 Zilent:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P43 Neo3-FR:4
    • P45 Zilent:6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P43 Neo3-FR:0
    • P45 Zilent:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P43 Neo3-FR:0
    • P45 Zilent:1
  • Audio chip
    • P43 Neo3-FR:Realtek ALC888
    • P45 Zilent:Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T

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Comparison of P43 Neo3-FR, P45 Zilent
40 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel® Pentium® DUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 0+1Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 915P ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC888Realtek ALC888 / ALC888T
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000

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