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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 vs ASUS P8Z77-V LX2

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  • 62specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 39identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 has 0.2 GT/s more system bus rate than the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 (5 GT/s vs 4.8 GT/s). The ASUS M5A97 R2.0 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 (3 vs 2). The ASUS M5A97 R2.0 has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 (6 vs 2). Only the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A97 R2.0, Intel on the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • System bus rate
    • 4.8 GT/s
    • 5 GT/s
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • On-board graphics card
    • No
    • Yes
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 2

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Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateDiffers4.8 GT/s5 GT/s
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
OpenGL versionKnown for one3.2
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers04
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Headphone outputsDiffers13
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 970Intel Z77
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7, Vista, XP 32/64-bit
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.02.0, 3.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIEFI AMI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers229 mm213 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Special featuresKnown for one2 x Thunderbolt

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