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MSI P6NG NEO-L vs MSI P7N SLI Platinum

28specifications compared
7differ
21identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P6NG NEO-L:2
- P7N SLI Platinum:4
Maximum internal memory
- P6NG NEO-L:4 GB
- P7N SLI Platinum:8 GB
RAID levels
- P6NG NEO-L:0, 1, JBOD
- P7N SLI Platinum:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P6NG NEO-L:2
- P7N SLI Platinum:4
Width
- P6NG NEO-L:305 mm
- P7N SLI Platinum:304 mm
Depth
- P6NG NEO-L:200 mm
- P7N SLI Platinum:245 mm

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Comparison of P6NG NEO-L, P7N SLI Platinum
42 specifications	A MSI P6NG NEO-L View product	B MSI P7N SLI Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Pentium® D
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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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 slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI Express x16, 1 x PCI Express x1, 3 x PCI	2 x PCI 3 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 connector	Yes	Yes
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source

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