ASUS M5A97 PLUS
• CPU
AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU
Supports CPU up to 8 cores
Supports CPU up to 140 W
AMD Cool n Quiet™ Technology
• Chipset
AMD 970/SB950
• Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
* Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.
• System Bus
Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0
• Multi-GPU Support
Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
• Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
3 x PCI
• Storage
AMD SB950 controller :
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
• LAN
Realtek® 8111F, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
• Audio
Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *1
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
• USB Ports
AMD SB950 controller :
14 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (8 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)
8 x USB 2.0
3 x Audio jack(s)
• Internal I/O Ports
3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
• BIOS
64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information
• Manageability
WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
• Form Factor
ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 8.5 inch ( 30.5 cm x 21.6 cm )
• Note
*1: Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output.