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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-AR Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A58M-HD2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 21identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • Socket FM2+
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 10, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4

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74 specifications
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ASUS

Z97-AR Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z97-AR

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B

GIGABYTE

GA-F2A58M-HD2 motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX

Model GA-F2A58M-HD2

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7AMD A
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one2000 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers14
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputs33
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I218-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97AMD A58
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm174 mm
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version)

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