Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX vs ASUS M5A99X EVO

53specifications compared
17differ
36identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M5A99X EVO has 0.4 GT/s more system bus rate than the ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX (5.2 GT/s vs 4.8 GT/s). The ASUS M5A99X EVO has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS M5A99X EVO has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX (8 vs 6). Only the ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX has on-board graphics card. ECC сompatibility: Non-ECC on the ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX, ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS M5A99X EVO.

System bus rate
- M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:4.8 GT/s
- M5A99X EVO:5.2 GT/s
ECC сompatibility
- M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:Non-ECC
- M5A99X EVO:ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- M5A99X EVO:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
On-board graphics card
- M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:Yes
- M5A99X EVO:No
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- M5A99X EVO:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- M5A99X EVO:8
eSATA ports quantity
- M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- M5A99X EVO:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- M5A99X EVO:1

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Comparison of M5A97, M5A99X EVO
60 specifications	A ASUS M5A97 AMD 970 Socket AM3 ATX Model M5A97 View product	B ASUS M5A99X EVO View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM3	Socket AM3
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateDiffers	4.8 GT/s	5.2 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 512MB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	6	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 970	AMD 990X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows	Windows 32/64-bit
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	EFI	EFI
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JMicron JMB362
Controller interface type	AMD SB950	AMD SB950
Manageability features	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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