ASUS M5A97 R2.0 vs GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0)

Key differences

The ASUS M5A97 R2.0 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0) (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0) has 4 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (4 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A97 R2.0, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0). Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the ASUS M5A97 R2.0, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0).

• Processor manufacturer
  • M5A97 R2.0:AMD
  • GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):Intel
• Processor socket
  • M5A97 R2.0:Socket AM3+
  • GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
• Supported memory clock speeds
  • M5A97 R2.0:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600 MHz
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • M5A97 R2.0:SATA III
  • GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):SATA II, SATA III
• RAID levels
  • M5A97 R2.0:0, 1, 5, 10
  • GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):0, 1
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • M5A97 R2.0:3
  • GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):2
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
  • M5A97 R2.0:1
  • GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):2
• Number of SATA II connectors
  • M5A97 R2.0:0
  • GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):4