Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 vs ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0

69specifications compared
7differ
62identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 has 0.4 GT/s more system bus rate than the ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 (5.2 GT/s vs 4.8 GT/s). The ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 (3 vs 2). The ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 has 1 more PCI Express x16 slots than the ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 (3 vs 2). Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI on the ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0. Motherboard chipset: AMD 970 on the ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0, AMD 990X on the ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0.

System bus rate
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:4.8 GT/s
- M5A99X EVO R2.0:5.2 GT/s
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:3
- M5A99X EVO R2.0:2
Motherboard chipset
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:AMD 970
- M5A99X EVO R2.0:AMD 990X
PCI Express x16 slots
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:2
- M5A99X EVO R2.0:3
PCI Express configurations
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:1x4, 1x16, 2x1
- M5A99X EVO R2.0:1x1, 1x16, 2x8
Cables included
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:SATA
- M5A99X EVO R2.0:CrossFire, SATA

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Comparison of M5A97 EVO R2.0, M5A99X EVO R2.0
73 specifications	A ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 View product	B ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 View product
Processor1 differ
System bus rateDiffers	4.8 GT/s	5.2 GT/s
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 970	AMD 990X
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4, 1x16, 2x1	1x1, 1x16, 2x8
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA	CrossFire, SATA

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