Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard vs MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

22specifications compared
4differ
18identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (8 vs 4). The MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard has 8 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX (12 vs 4). The MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard (1 vs 0).

Number of SATA connectors
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:8
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:12
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:0
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
PCI Express x16 slots
- P45NEO2-FR Motherboard:2
- P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3

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Comparison of P45NEO2-FR Motherboard, P7NSLI-FI
28 specifications	A MSI P45NEO2-FR Motherboard View product	B MSI P7NSLI-FI motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P7NSLI-FI 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	8	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	12	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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