Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

47specifications compared
24differ
23identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX (1 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX (4 vs 0). Only the ASUS P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:Socket AM3+
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:SATA III
RAID levels
- P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
On-board graphics card
- P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
- GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:0

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Comparison of P8H77-V, GA-970A-DS3
90 specifications	A ASUS P8H77-V Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8H77-V View product	B GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX Model GA-970A-DS3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1696 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionKnown for one	3.2	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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel H77	AMD 970
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB950
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	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	305 mm	3050 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	2250 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel H77	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S/PDIF

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