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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P6X58-E PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 24identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • Socket B (LGA 1366)
    • Socket AM3
  • Number of memory slots
    • 6
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 48 GB
    • 32 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 6
    • 0

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72 specifications
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ASUS

P6X58-E PROView product
B

GIGABYTE

GA-970A-D3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX

Model GA-970A-D3

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one6.4 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers64
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers48 GB32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers60
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDR
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X58AMD 970
Motherboard southbridgeDiffersIntel ICH10RAMD SB950
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
PCI-X slotsKnown for one2
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security OEM
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel ICH10R
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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