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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z77-V LX vs GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 23identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z77-V LX 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 P8Z77-V LX (6 vs 2). The ASUS P8Z77-V LX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX (4 vs 0). Only the ASUS P8Z77-V LX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P8Z77-V LX, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX.

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

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ASUS

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GIGABYTE

GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

Model GA-970A-DS3

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1696 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireXNot supported
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
OpenGL versionKnown for one3.2
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one3
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneNot supported
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z77AMD 970
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
CertificationKnown for oneRoHS
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.02.0
PCI slotsDiffers32
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm3050 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm2250 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z77
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Audio outputKnown for oneS/PDIF

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