Available Models

Model Name |
M5A99FX PRO R2.0 |
M5A99X EVO R2.0 |
M5A97 EVO R2.0 |
M5A97 R2.0 |
M5A97 LE R2.0 |
SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 |
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| CPU | AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX Series CPU up to 8-core Compatible with AMD® Socket AM3 for AMD® Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors |
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| Chipset | AMD® 990FX/SB950 | AMD® 990X/SB950 | AMD® 970/SB950 | AMD® 990FX/SB950 | |||
| Memory | Slot | 4 x DDR3(Dual Channel) | |||||
| Frequency | DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 | DDR3 1866/1600/1333 | |||||
| Max. | 32GB | ||||||
| Graphics (Expansion) Slot | PCIe x16 | 2 x PCIe 2.0x16 (Dual@x16x16) 2 x PCIe 2.0x16 (Black@x4) |
2 x PICe 2.0x16 (Singal@x16, Dual@x8x8) 1 x PCIe 2.0x16 (Black@x4) |
2 x PCIe 2.0x16 (Blue@x16, Black@x4) | 2 x PCIe 2.0x16 (Blue@x16, Black@x4) | 2 x PCIe 2.0x16 (Blue@x16, Black@x4) | 3 x PCIe 2.0x16 (Dual@x16x16, Triple@x16x8x8) 1 x PCIe 2.0x16 (Black@x4) |
| PCIe x1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| PCI | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Multi-GPU Support | Quad-GPU SLI™/CrossFireX™ | Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ | Quad-GPU SLI™/CrossFireX™ | ||||
| Storage & Connectivity | SATA | 7 x SATA 6Gb/s | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s | 8 x SATA 6Gb/s |
| eSATA | 1 x eSATA | 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s | 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s | N/A | N/A | 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s | |
| S/PDIF BACK I/O | Optical S/PDIF out | N/A | Optical S/PDIF out | ||||
| LAN | 1 x Gigabite LAN Controller | ||||||
| USB 3.0 | 2 x front + 2 x back | 2 x back | 2 x front + 4 x back | ||||
| USB 2.0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Audio | Codec | Realtek ALC892 | Realtek ALC887 | Realtek ALC892 | |||
| DTS support | -DTS Ultra PC II - DTS Connect |
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Form Factor | ATX | ||||||
| ASUS Exclusive Dual Intelligent Processors | TPU | V | V | V | V | V | TUF Exclusive Features |
| EPU | V | V | V | V | V | TUF ENGINE! Power Design: - 8 + 2 Digital Phase Power Design - TUF Components (Choke, Cap. & MOSFET; certified by military-standard) - ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility Ultimate COOL! Thermal Solution: - TUF CeraM!X coating technology - TUF Thermal Radar Safe & Stable! Guardian Angel: - Anti-Surge - ESD - E.S.P |
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| SMART DIGI+ | SMART DIGI+ KEY | SMART DIGI+ KEY | SMART DIGI+ KEY | N/A | N/A | ||
| DIGI+ Power Control | V | V | V | N/A (DIP) | N/A (DIP) | ||
| ASUS Features | Remote GO! | V | V | V | V | N/A | V |
| USB 3.0 Boost | V | V | V | V | V | V | |
| Network iControl | V | V | V | V | V | V | |
| DirectKey | V | V | V | V | N/A | V | |
| USB BIOS Flashback | V | V | V | V | N/A | V | |
| UEFI BIOS | V | V | V | V | V | V | |