ASUS M5A97 R2.0 vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0)

Key differences

The ASUS M5A97 R2.0 has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (64 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (4 vs 3). Only the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0) has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the ASUS M5A97 R2.0, Socket FM2 on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0).

• Processor socket
  • M5A97 R2.0:Socket AM3+
  • GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):Socket FM2
• Number of memory slots
  • M5A97 R2.0:4
  • GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):2
• Supported memory clock speeds
  • M5A97 R2.0:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • M5A97 R2.0:32 GB
  • GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):64 GB
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • M5A97 R2.0:SATA III
  • GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):SATA II
• RAID levels
  • M5A97 R2.0:0, 1, 5, 10
  • GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 10, JBOD
• On-board graphics card
  • M5A97 R2.0:No
  • GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):Yes
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • M5A97 R2.0:3
  • GA-F2A55-DS3 (rev. 1.0):4