Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

39specifications compared
19differ
20identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:AMD
- GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:Socket AM3+
- GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
- GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:SATA III
- GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:3
- GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:1
- GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:6
- GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:0
- GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-970A-D3P, GA-H81M-DS2
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX Model GA-970A-D3P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-DS2 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD 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	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 970	Intel® H81
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT2021	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VT-x
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	605 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3

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