ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 Review & Specs

AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors 
Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU
Supports CPU up to 8 cores
Supports CPU up to 140 W
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology

AMD 970/SB950

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
* Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard.
* Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.

Up to 4.8 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0

Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue) 
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) 
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 
2 x PCI

AMD SB950 controller : 
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

Realtek® 8111F, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *1
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
- ASUS Noise Filter
- Optical S/PDIF out header(s) at mid-board

ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : 
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)
AMD SB950 controller : 
12 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (6 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board)

Overclocking Protection :
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors - TPU & EPU :
ASUS TPU :
- Auto Tuning
- TurboV
ASUS EPU :
- EPU 
ASUS Power Design :
- 4 +2 Phase Power Design
ASUS Exclusive Features :
- AI Suite II
- Ai Charger+
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface 
- Network iControl
- USB 3.0 Boost
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
- ASUS Fan Xpert 
ASUS EZ DIY :
- Precision Tweaker 2
- ASUS O.C. Profile
- ASUS EZ Flash 2 
- ASUS MyLogo 2 
- Multi-language BIOS
ASUS Q-Design :
- ASUS Q-Slot

1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)
1 x PS/2 mouse (green)
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 
6 x USB 2.0 
3 x Audio jack(s)

3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s) 
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

User's manual
I/O Shield
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information

WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

Drivers
ASUS Utilities
ASUS Update 
Anti-virus software (OEM version)

ATX Form Factor 
12 inch x 9 inch ( 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm )

*1: Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output.