Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P45 Diamond vs MSI P7N2 Diamond

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Comparison of P45 Diamond, P7N2 Diamond
30 specifications	A MSI P45 Diamond View product	B MSI P7N2 Diamond View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium® D
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
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
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16	4 x PCI Express x16 2 x PCI Express x1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm

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