Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

33specifications compared
16differ
17identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX (8 vs 6). Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX, Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX.

Processor socket
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
- GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:Socket AM3+
Number of memory slots
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:6
Number of SATA III connectors
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:8
- GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:8
- GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
- GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:6

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Comparison of A85XM-A, GA-970A-DS3P
76 specifications	A ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX Model A85XM-A View product	B GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX Model GA-970A-DS3P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A85X	AMD 970
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887-VD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 8/7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	236 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	188 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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