Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P45NEO-F Motherboard vs MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard

25specifications compared
4differ
21identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI P45NEO-F Motherboard (8 vs 6). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P45NEO-F Motherboard (12 vs 8). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 1 more PCI Express x1 slots than the MSI P45NEO-F Motherboard (2 vs 1).

Number of SATA connectors
- P45NEO-F Motherboard:6
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P45NEO-F Motherboard:8
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:12
PCI Express x1 slots
- P45NEO-F Motherboard:1
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:2
PCI Express x16 slots
- P45NEO-F Motherboard:1
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:2

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Comparison of P45NEO-F Motherboard, P45NEO2-FR Motherboard
28 specifications	A MSI P45NEO-F Motherboard View product	B MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	243.8 mm	243.8 mm
Depth	304.8 mm	304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio output	Yes	Yes
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes

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