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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX vs MSI 970 GAMING

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 17identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • BGA 1023
    • Socket AM3+
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1

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82 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-C1037UN-L motherboard Intel® HM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX

Model GA-C1037UN-L

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MSI

970 GAMINGView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1023Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®AMD Athlon FX, AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Processor modelKnown for one1037U
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1200 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® HM70 ExpressAMD 970
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1150
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-x
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM) Intel Smart Connect Technology

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