MSI P45 NEO2-FR vs MSI P45D3 PLATINUM

Comparison of P45 NEO2-FR, P45D3 PLATINUM

15 specifications	A MSI P45 NEO2-FRView product	B MSI P45D3 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	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 10
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Vista Basic/Premium	Microsoft Windows Vista Basic/Premium
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slots	2 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 1 x IDE 8 x SATA II	2 x PCI-E x1 2 x PCI 2 x PCI-E 2.0 x16 1 x IDE 8 x SATA II
Other features1 differ
Special featuresDiffers	HeatSink, Dr. Mos, Green Power Center	Circu-Pipe 2, Dr. Mos, 2-phase chipset / memory, Green Power Center

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