Product Comparison: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 vs Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

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ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASRock

Gigabyte

Model

970 Pro3 R2.0

GA-970A-DS3P

Origin

China

About the Product

The ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 offers a blend of performance and features for those looking to build a power house without breaking the bank. Based on AMD 970 and AMD SB950 chipset, this motherboard supports AMD AM3+ / AM3 series CPUs with up to eight cores.

All Gigabyte Ultra Durable 4 Classic motherboards use high quality ICs with higher ESD resistance than traditional components. If for any reason the power supply is cut off, computers based on Gigabyte Ultra Durable 4 series motherboards will adequately cope with this problem.

Key Specs

Form Factor

ATX

Socket

AM3+

Chipset

AMD 970 / SB950

Supported Processors

Supports AMD Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron processors

FX / Phenom II / Athlon II

Memory Slot Type

240 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

A good stable AM3+ board with plenty of features.
The Asrock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX motherboard.
Bring to life older components like AM3 processors and DDR3 memory.
A decent board for the money. Good form factor. I like it.
This mobo is really good. AM3 socket.

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX Motherboard

Great AM3+ board. I like it.
Compatible with AM3+ CPU. I recommend.
It’s an AM3+ board and it supports an array of processors.
I find this motherboard one of the best AM3+ micro ATX boards you can find for the price.
It works, but it does not support AM3+ until you flash the BIOS.

Size & Weight

Height

12 in.

Width

9.6 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

2.47 lbs.

2.2 lbs.

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

Memory

Memory Type

DDR3

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

64 GB

Maximum Speed

2000 MHz

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

What customers say about "Memory"

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

Packaging, design, very good. Good memory support.
No issues with functionality. Great support of memory.
Fit like a dream. DDR3 memory support. I recommend.
Good cheap motherboard, good value. Good DDR3 memory support.
Great motherboard so far. Supported my DDR3 type of memory.

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX Motherboard

Has performance memory profiles for Intel's XMP instead of AMD's AMP.
I ordered new DDR3 memory. Works well with this board.
Processor was still good and so was the memory so bought this board. Good support my DDR3 memory.
The AM3+ socket and extra memory slots would enable upgrades.
Works well with PNY 2x4 GB DDR3 memory.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

2x PCIe 2.0 x16, PCIe 2.0 x1

2x PCIe 2.0 x16, 3x PCIe 2.0 x1

HDMI

USB

6x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.1 Gen1

12x USB 2.0/1.1, 4x USB 3.0/2.0

SATA

Other Interfaces

RJ-45, 7x audio jacks, 2x PS/2

RJ-45, 3x audio jacks, 2x PS/2

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P

What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

Great wireless support with great USB ports.
Good motherboard well made great number of USB ports and SATA.
Fully functional front and rear USB 3.0.
Enjoy the USB 3.0 rear and the possibility to put more and 2 front.
Great board with many extras such as fast USB or fast LAN. Good connectivity.

Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX Motherboard

The ports on the motherboard are fairly standard.
Lots of USB ports, great sound, stable.
USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports on this motherboard as usual. Good for me.
Many back USB ports. Recommended.
The big problem was with the USB ports. Not working.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek ALC892

Realtek ALC887

Additional Accessories Included

I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, Driver disk

Driver disk, 2x SATA cables, I/O Shield

Extras

ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility, ASRock Instant Boot, ASRock Instant Flash, ASRock APP Charger, ASRock XFast, ASRock On/Off Play Technology, ASRock Fast Boot, ASRock X-Boost, Good Night LED

Q-Flash, Xpress Install, EasyTune, Smart Recovery 2, Auto Green, ON/OFF Charge, Q-Share

What customers say about "Features"

ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX Motherboard