Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX

41specifications compared
11differ
30identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX 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 GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX (4 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, AMD on the MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX 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 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
USB 2.0 connectors
- PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:8
Headphone outputs
- PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:6
Motherboard chipset
- PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel® H67
- 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 990FX

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Comparison of PH67A-D3-B3, 990FXA-GD65
66 specifications	A GIGABYTE PH67A-D3-B3 Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model PH67A-D3-B3 View product	B MSI 990FXA-GD65 AMD 990FX Socket AM3 ATX Model 990FXA-GD65 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67	AMD 990FX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB950
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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