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GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 31identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 2). The MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more headphone outputs than the MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, AMD on the MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Socket AM3 on the MSI 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
    • 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
    • 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
    • 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:6
  • Headphone outputs
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
    • 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel® H67
    • 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 970
  • Depth
    • PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:215 mm
    • 970A-G45 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:225 mm

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Comparison of PH67A-D3-B3, 970A-G45
61 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.8 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333 MHz800,1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
Headphone outputsDiffers21
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H67AMD 970
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD SB950
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers215 mm225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA III 6Gb/s
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARDUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0bUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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