Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P6NG NEO-L vs MSI P7N Diamond

25specifications compared
10differ
15identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P6NG NEO-L:2
- P7N Diamond:4
Maximum internal memory
- P6NG NEO-L:4 GB
- P7N Diamond:8 GB
RAID levels
- P6NG NEO-L:0, 1, JBOD
- P7N Diamond:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P6NG NEO-L:2
- P7N Diamond:4
Number of SATA connectors
- P6NG NEO-L:4
- P7N Diamond:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P6NG NEO-L:4
- P7N Diamond:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P6NG NEO-L:1
- P7N Diamond:2
Width
- P6NG NEO-L:305 mm
- P7N Diamond:304 mm

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Comparison of P6NG NEO-L, P7N Diamond
42 specifications	A MSI P6NG NEO-L View product	B MSI P7N Diamond View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8201CL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100 Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 3 x PCI	1 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1 4 x PCI-E 2.0 x16
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source

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