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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 18identical
  • 55known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (6 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX 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 6 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (6 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz
    • 1333,1600,3000 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 0

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GIGABYTE

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

Model GA-970A-DS3P

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GIGABYTE

GA-Z87X-UD3H motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model GA-Z87X-UD3H

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
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®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
System bus rateKnown for one4.8 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz1333,1600,3000 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
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 one5
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers60
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers16
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 970Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC898
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 8/7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAWARDEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers225 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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