Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI P7N Diamond vs MSI X48 Platinum

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Comparison of P7N Diamond, X48 Platinum
33 specifications	A MSI P7N Diamond View product	B MSI X48 Platinum View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Vista Premium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x PCI 2 x PCI-E x1 4 x PCI-E 2.0 x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	304 mm	305 mm
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN 10/100/1000

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