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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX vs MSI Z77A-G41 Plus

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 17identical
  • 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 MSI Z77A-G41 Plus (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX, Intel on the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus.

  • 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, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Motherboard chipset family
    • AMD
    • Intel

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74 specifications
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GIGABYTE

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

Model GA-970A-DS3P

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MSI

Z77A-G41 PlusView product
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
System bus rateKnown for one4.8 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 970Intel H77
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 8/7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
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 one1
PCI slots22
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAWARDUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers225 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one4
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor front side busKnown for one100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security

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