MSI P45 Diamond vs MSI P45 NEO2-FR

Comparison of P45 Diamond, P45 NEO2-FR

24 specifications	A MSI P45 DiamondView product	B MSI P45 NEO2-FRView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	8	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista Basic/Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16	2 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 1 x IDE 8 x SATA II
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	245 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	HeatSink, Dr. Mos, Green Power Center

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