Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x) vs MSI H110M-A PRO

29specifications compared
20differ
9identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x):AMD
- H110M-A PRO:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x):Socket AM3
- H110M-A PRO:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Supported memory types
- GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x):DDR3-SDRAM
- H110M-A PRO:DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x):4
- H110M-A PRO:2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x):SATA III
- H110M-A PRO:M.2, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x):3
- H110M-A PRO:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x):1
- H110M-A PRO:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x):6
- H110M-A PRO:4

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Comparison of GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x), H110M-A PRO
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P (rev. 2.x)View product	B MSI H110M-A PRO View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2133 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 970	Intel® H110
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0

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