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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z vs ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 39identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z has 0.4 GT/s more system bus rate than the ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 (5.2 GT/s vs 4.8 GT/s). The ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z (3 vs 2). The ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 (8 vs 6). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2400 MHz on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z, 1066,1333,1866,2133 MHz on the ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0. Motherboard chipset: AMD 990FX on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z, AMD 970 on the ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0.

  • System bus rate
    • 5.2 GT/s
    • 4.8 GT/s
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 6
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 6
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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M5A97 LE R2.0View product
Processor1 differ
System bus rateDiffers5.2 GT/s4.8 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2400 MHz1066,1333,1866,2133 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLIQuad-GPU CrossFireX
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers86
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers21
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers63
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers86
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111F
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 990FXAMD 970
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Overclocking featuresDiffersROG Connect Digi+ II GameFirst iROG Extreme Tweaker COP EX ASUS C.P.R.ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers42
PCI Express configurationsDiffers2x1, 2x16+2x81x4, 1x16, 2x1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm229 mm
Packaging content2 differ
Cables includedDiffersCrossFire, SATASATA
Bundled softwareDiffersGameFirst II Kaspersky Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ROG CPU-Z ASUS WebStorage ASUS UtilitiesASUS Utilities ASUS Update
Trial softwareKnown for oneAntivirus
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneASMedia ASM1061
Audio outputDiffers63

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