ASUS M5A97 Specifications

A few months ago, I have posted about this ASUS M5A97 motherboard series, if you want to read it first, you can go here (ASUS M5A97), for your information, ASUS M5A97 is one of the best AM3+ motherboards from ASUS which it has comes for the latest AMD processors such as AMD FX-8150 Bulldozer or also for AMD Phenom II series, Athon II series even for Sempron, ASUS M5A97 supports for all AM3+ processors 32 nm CPU, and 140W processor supported. Today, let see the full specifications of ASUS M5A97 series, check this out.

ASUS M5A97 Specifications

• CPU Supports : AMD AM3+ FX Phenom, Phenom II, Athlon II, Sempron 100 series, (32 nm CPU, max 140W of TDP)
• Motherboard Chipset : AMD 970/SB950
• Memory Slots : 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
• Dual Channel Memory Architecture : YES
• System Bus : Up to 4.8 GT/s HyperTransport 3
• Multi-GPU : Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology
• Expansion Slots : 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue), 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black), 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 2 x PCI
• Storage : AMD SB950 controller : 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray, Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
• LAN : Realtek 8111E , 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
• Audio : Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC, Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking, (features : ASUS Noise Filter, Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel)
• USB Ports : ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : 2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue), AMD SB950 controller : 12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board)
• Back I/O Ports : 1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple), 1 x PS/2 mouse (green), 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s), 2 x USB 3.0, 6 x USB 2.0, 1 x Optical S/PDIF out, 6 x Audio jack(s)
• Internal I/O Ports : 3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s), 1 x COM port(s) connector(s), 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s), 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin), 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (2 x 4 -pin), 1 x Power Fan connector(s) (1 x 3 -pin), 1 x S/PDIF out header(s), 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s), 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s), 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP), 1 x System panel(s), 1 x MemOK! button(s), 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
• Accessories : User's manual, I/O Shield, 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
• BIOS : 32 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2
• Manageability : WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
• Support Disc : Drivers, ASUS Utilities, ASUS Update, Anti-virus software (OEM version)
• Form Factor : ATX Form Factor, 12 inch x 9 inch ( 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm )

ASUS M5A97 Special Features

• Overclocking Protection
• ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors (Auto Tuning, TurboV, etc
• 4 +2 Phase Power Design
• MemOK!, AI Suite II, Ai Charger+, ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface, USB 3.0 Boost
• Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
• ASUS O.C. Profile, Auto Tuning - Auto System Level Up
• Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support
• ASUS EZ Flash 2, etc (specs via : Asus site : http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/)