Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX vs ASUS M5A97 R2.0

61specifications compared
24differ
37identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (64 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (7 vs 6). The ASUS M5A97 R2.0 has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX (3 vs 1). Only the ASUS F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the ASUS F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX, Socket AM3+ on the ASUS M5A97 R2.0.

Processor socket
- F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
- M5A97 R2.0:Socket AM3+
ECC сompatibility
- F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Non-ECC
- M5A97 R2.0:ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:64 GB
- M5A97 R2.0:32 GB
RAID levels
- F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- M5A97 R2.0:0, 1, 5, 10
Parallel processing technology support
- F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
- M5A97 R2.0:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics card
- F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Yes
- M5A97 R2.0:No
Number of SATA III connectors
- F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:7
- M5A97 R2.0:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:1
- M5A97 R2.0:3

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Comparison of F2A85-M/CSM, M5A97 R2.0
95 specifications	A ASUS F2A85-M/CSM motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX Model F2A85-M/CSM View product	B ASUS M5A97 R2.0 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 GT/s
Memory3 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	7	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A85X	AMD 970
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB950
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x1, 1x4, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	229 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD A85X FCH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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