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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A97 Pro vs ASUS M5A99X EVO

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 44identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • Non-ECC
    • ECC & Non-ECC
  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard chipset
    • AMD 970
    • AMD 990X
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • PCI slots
    • 2
    • 1

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM3Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireXQuad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity88
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity22
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs66
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111ERealtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 970AMD 990X
Audio chipRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsWindows 32/64-bitWindows 32/64-bit
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x4 slots11
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express slots version2.02.0
PCI slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeEFIEFI
BIOS memory size32 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeJMicron JMB362JMicron JMB362
Controller interface typeAMD SB950AMD SB950
Manageability featuresWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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