Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

46specifications compared
16differ
30identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:4
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:32 GB
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:3
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:8
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-970A-UD3, GA-P61-DS3-B3
58 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-970A-UD3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-DS3-B3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 970	Intel® H61
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Windows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	1.0b	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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