Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1) vs MSI 970 GAMING

35specifications compared
21differ
14identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1):Intel
- 970 GAMING:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1):BGA 1170
- 970 GAMING:Socket AM3+
Supported memory types
- GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1):DDR3L-SDRAM
- 970 GAMING:DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1):2
- 970 GAMING:4
Memory slots type
- GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1):SO-DIMM
- 970 GAMING:DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1):1333 MHz
- 970 GAMING:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1):8 GB
- 970 GAMING:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1):SATA II
- 970 GAMING:SATA

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Comparison of GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1), 970 GAMING
76 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-J1900N-D2H (rev. 1.1)View product	B MSI 970 GAMING View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1170	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	AMD Athlon FX, AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	J1900	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	2	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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC1150
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	@BIOS, Xpress Install, APP Center, ON/OFF Charge	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 970
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB950
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
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
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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