Part Information ASUS M5A97-R2.0

Part Number: M5A97 R2.0
Category: Motherboards
Manufacturer: ASUS Computer International
Quantity: 1

AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX Series CPU up to 8-core

AMD® FX™-Series/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors (socket AM3+/AM3) M5A97 R2.0 supports AMD® AM3+/AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual-channel DDR3 1866 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process.

Processor & Chipset

Chipset Manufacturer: AMD
Chipset Model: 970
Total Processor Supported: 1
Processor Socket: Socket AM3+
Processor Supported: FX
Processor Supported: Athlon II
Processor Supported: Pentium II
Processor Supported: Sempron
Processor Supported: Athlon II X2
Processor Supported: Athlon II X3
Processor Supported: Athlon II X4
Processor Supported: Athlon X2
Processor Supported: Phenom II X2
Processor Supported: Phenom II X3
Processor Supported: Phenom II X4
Processor Supported: Phenom II X6
Processor Supported: Sempron X2
Multi GPU Supported: CrossFireX

Memory

Number of Memory Slots: 4
Memory Form Factor: UDIMM
Maximum Memory: 32 GB
Memory Speed Supported: 2.13 GHz (O.C.)
Memory Speed Supported: 1.87 GHz
Memory Speed Supported: 1.60 GHz
Memory Speed Supported: 1.33 GHz
Memory Speed Supported: 1.07 GHz
Memory Technology: DDR3 SDRAM

I/O Controller

Controller Type: Serial ATA/600
RAID Supported: Yes
RAID Levels: 0
RAID Levels: 1
RAID Levels: 5
RAID Levels: 1+0

Video

Onboard Video: No

Audio

Audio Channels: 7.1

Network & Communication

Gigabit Ethernet: Yes

I/O Expansions

Number of Total Expansion Slots: 6
Total Number of PCI Express Slots: 4
Number of PCI Express x1 Slots: 2
Number of PCI Express x16 Slots: 2

Interfaces/Ports

Total Number of USB Ports: 8
Number of USB 3.0 Ports: 2
S/PDIF: Yes

Onboard Interfaces

Number of SATA Interfaces: 6
Total Number of Onboard USB Ports: 8
Number of Onboard USB 3.0 Ports: 2
Onboard S/PDIF Header: Yes

Physical Characteristics

Form Factor: ATX
Height: 2.3"
Width: 12"
Depth: 9"
Weight (Approximate): 3 lb

Miscellaneous

Package Contents: M5A97 R2.0 Desktop Motherboard2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s Cables1 x I/O Shield1 x User Manual1 x Support DVD
Green Compliant: Yes
Green Compliance Certificate/Authority: WEEE
Green Compliance Certificate/Authority: RoHS

Warranty

Limited Warranty: 3 Year

ASUS M5A97-R2.0