Model

Brand

ASUS

Model

M5A97 R2.0

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type

AM3+

CPU Type

FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series

FSB

2400MHz Hyper Transport (4800 MT/s)

Chipsets

North Bridge

AMD 970

South Bridge

AMD SB950

Memory

Number of Memory Slots

4×240pin

Memory Standard

DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066

Maximum Memory Supported

32GB

Channel Supported

Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express 2.0 x16

2 (x16, x4)

PCI Express x1

2

PCI Slots

2

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s

6 x SATA 6Gb/s

SATA RAID

0/1/5/10

Onboard Video

Onboard Video Chipset

None

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset

Realtek ALC887

Audio Channels

8 Channels

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset

Realtek 8111F

Max LAN Speed

10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

PS/2

2

USB 1.1/2.0

6 x USB 2.0

USB 3.0

2 x USB 3.0

S/PDIF Out

1 x Optical

Audio Ports

6 Ports

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB

2 x USB 3.0 + 6 x USB 2.0

Other Connectors

1 x TPM connector(s) 
1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 -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 DirectKey Button(s)
1 x DRCT header(s)
1 x MemOK! button(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
1 x USB BIOS Flashback button(s)

Physical Spec

Form Factor

ATX

Dimensions

12" x 9"

Power Pin

24 Pin

Features

Features

Dual Intelligent Processors - TPU + EPU.

Remote GO! - One-stop PC Remote Control and Home Entertainment

USB 3.0 Boost - Faster USB 3.0 Transmission with UASP

Network iControl - Real-time Network Bandwidth Control

DirectKey - A Dedicated Button to Access the BIOS Directly

USB BIOS Flashback - Easy, Worry-free USB BIOS Flashback with Hardware-based Design

UEFI BIOS - Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface

Windows 8 Ready - Assured Compatibility