M5A97 R2.0 Specifications Summary - Asus M5A97 R2.0 User Manual

M5A97 R2.0 specifications summary

CPU
Chipset
System Bus
Memory
Expansion slots
Multi-GPU
support
Storage
LAN
Audio
USB
AMD Socket AM3+ for AMD
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AMD Socket AM3 for AMD
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Series processors
AMD 140W CPU Support
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AMD Cool 'n' Quiet support
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Support AM3+ 32nm CPU
• Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD
AMD 970 / SB950
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Up to 4800MT/s; HyperTransport
4 x DIMMs, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133 (O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz,
ECC, Non-ECC, unbuffered memory
• The maximum 32GB memory capacity can be supported with 8GB or above
DIMMs. ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are available in the
market.
• Due to CPU spec, AMD 100 Series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With
ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.
• Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List).
• When you install a total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows
operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. We recommend a
maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a Windows
system.
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (Blue @x16 speed, Black @x4 speed)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
2 x PCI slots
Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX
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AMD SB950 Chipset:
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- 6 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Realtek 8111F Gigabit LAN controller
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Realtek 887 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Supports optical S/PDIF out interface at the back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filter
AMD SB950 Chipset:
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- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at the mid-board, 6 ports at the back
panel)
2 x Asmedia USB3.0 controller:
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- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at back panel (blue)*
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support
* Supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost UASP Mode.
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FX Series CPU up to 8-core, compatible with
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Phenon II / Athlon
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CPU support list
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3.0
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Technology
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II / Sempron 100
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32-bit
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32-bit operating
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