ASUS M5A97 R2.0 vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0) has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (64 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (7 vs 6). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz on the ASUS M5A97 R2.0, 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0). Motherboard chipset: AMD 970 on the ASUS M5A97 R2.0, AMD A85X on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0).

• Supported memory clock speeds
  • M5A97 R2.0:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • M5A97 R2.0:32 GB
  • GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):64 GB
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • M5A97 R2.0:3
  • GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):4
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • M5A97 R2.0:6
  • GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):7
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • M5A97 R2.0:6
  • GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):2
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • M5A97 R2.0:2
  • GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):4
• eSATA ports quantity
  • M5A97 R2.0:0
  • GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):1
• PS/2 ports quantity
  • M5A97 R2.0:2
  • GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):1