Product Comparison: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P vs ASUS M5A97 R2.0

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Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX Motherboard

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ASUS M5A97 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

Gigabyte

ASUS

Origin

China

About the Product

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable debuts on Gigabyte motherboards, featuring a feature set and component selection that delivers record-breaking performance, efficiency, reliable cooling and extended board life. GIGABYTE also uses Anti-Surge ICs to protect the motherboard from power surges.

The M5A97 R2.0 features the AMD 970/SB950 chipset and supports the latest AMD socket AM3+ for 8-core processors. With a new Socket AM3+, it offers usability of Socket AM3 or AM3+, allowing the user a choice of previous or current AMD CPUs.

Model

M5A97 R2.0

Key Specs

Form Factor

ATX

Socket

AM3+

Chipset

AMD 970 / SB950

Supported Processors

FX / Phenom II / Athlon II

FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series

Memory Slot Type

240 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX Motherboard

Good motherboard for AM3+ connectors.
I recommend this motherboard for AMD processors!
I'm very impressed with this board and especially for the money. Amazing socket for processors.
Motherboard of very good quality, great form factor.
Really great motherboard to which I installed an amd FX 8320 processor that holds up without any problem.

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

Looks great. Good form factor.
It works just fine with an 8 core AMD CPU.
No issues, works great out of the Box with AMD Chips.
Works perfectly, no problems. This motherboard is very well made.
Great motherboard with support AMD processors.

Size & Weight

Height

12 in.

Width

9.6 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

2.64 lbs.

3 lbs.

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

Memory

Memory Type

DDR3

Maximum Speed

2000 MHz

2133 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

64 GB

32 GB

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

What customers say about "Memory"

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX Motherboard

The memory runs good at lower speed.
Works great with memory at 2000 MHz speed.
Perfectly supports up to 64GB of storage.
Great number of memory slots and DDR3 support seems great.
The memory runs at a lower speed than stated.

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

Overclocking RAM is extremely easy, it's just a couple clicks, and you can overclock it up to 2400MHz.
Memory works perfectly, and overclocking is great.
16GB of RAM Memory works pretty well for me.
Installing the memory was easy. Works great at stated speed.
There is no memory controller on the motherboard.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

2x PCIe 2.0 x16, 3x PCIe 2.0 x1

2x PCIe 2.0 x16, 2x PCIe 2.0 x1

HDMI

USB

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

4x USB 3.1 Gen1, 12x USB 2.0/1.1

SATA

Other Interfaces

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

2x PS/2, RJ-45, Optical S/PDIF out, 6x audio jacks

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

What customers say about "Connectivity"

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX Motherboard

Lots of USB ports, great sound, stable, overclocking friendly.
Very well made, BIOS is a breeze, lots of USB ports and 4 USB 3.0 ports on board.
USB 3 is a bonus, the transfer speed to an external drive is a great time saver.
It has all the most common slots, including USB 3.0 ports.
So many audio and usb issues with this motherboard.

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

USB ports all are good to go, 3.0 working well.
There is one fan port behind the I/O back plate, and two on either side of the CPU fan port at the very top of the board.
It runs rock stable, and has many ports and excellent features.
Setup was easy and the wires and the mobo itself was clearly labeled.
It doesn't have 6 I/O ports for audio (it only has 3) in back.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek ALC887

Additional Accessories Included

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

I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables

Extras

DualBIOS, 2-way CrossFire, Ultra Durable Technology, Electrostatic Protection, Multi-display support, Q-Flash, ON/OFF Charge, Smart Switch

ASUS TPU, ASUS EPU, ASUS Power Design, Remote GO!, USB BIOS Flashback, MemOK!, AI Suite II, Ai Charger, ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution, ASUS EZ DIY, ASUS Q-Design

What customers say about "Features"

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX Motherboard

Without grumbling, growling, or cracking, from one day to the other.
The price is definitely great and the build quality is felt.
The product is very solid and well made.
The installation was very simple, supplied with 2 SATA cables.
Many connections and possibilities for expansion!

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

The bios is very easy to use once your computer is all set up and put together. Overclocking is so easy.
It comes with all of the features you'd expect from a board at this price point, and the color scheme fits my build perfectly.
Solid motherboard, had absolutely no problems.
Looks great. Has great features.
I really like all the features and modern bios interface.

Power

Power Connectors

24-pin ATX, 4-pin ATX 12V

24-pin EATX, 8-pin ATX 12V

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

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Manufacturer

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