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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Sabertooth Z87 vs GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 19identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (6 vs 2). The ASUS Sabertooth Z87 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX (8 vs 6). The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX. Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87, Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • Socket AM3+
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600,1866 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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ASUS

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GIGABYTE

GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

Model GA-970A-DS3P

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one4.8 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers86
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I217-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87AMD 970
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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
CertificationKnown for oneRoHS
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 8/7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security

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