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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX vs MSI Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 20identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1

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GIGABYTE

GA-970A-D3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

Model GA-970A-D3P

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B

MSI

Z77IA-S01 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

Model Z77IA-S01

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD 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 X8Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2056 x 1600 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers31
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity00
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical out11
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one3.0+HS
Features4 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 970Intel Z77
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT2021Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers605 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one2
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one2
Processor front side busKnown for one100 MHz

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