Asus M5A87 - Manual (Page 9)

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M5A87 specifications summary
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CPU AMD ® Socket AM3+ for AMD ® FX™ / Phenom™ II /
Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series processors
AMD ® 140W CPU support
AMD ® Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
* 32nm AM3+ CPU is supported by BIOS version 0401 and later.
** Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD ® CPU support list
Chipset AMD ® 870 / SB850
System bus Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface
Memory Dual-channel memory architecture
4 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 16GB unbuffered
ECC and non-ECC DDR3 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) /
1600(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066MHz memory modules
* AMD ® FX™ Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to
DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency.
** Due to CPU spec., AMD ® 100 and 200 series CPUs support
up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard
can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.
*** When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not
support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs.
**** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified
Vendors List).
***** Use a 64-bit Windows ® OS if you want to install 4GB or more
memory on the motherboard.
Expansion slots 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
2 x PCIe x1 slots
3 x PCI slots
Storage / RAID AMD ® SB850 southbridge:
6 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD configurations
LAN Realtek ® RTL8111E PCIe Gigabit LAN controller
Audio ALC887 supports 8-channel* High Definition Audio
- Supports Multi-recording, Anti-pop Function, and Front Panel
Retasking (HD mode only)
- Support S/PDIF out interface
* Use the chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to
support 8-channel audio output.
USB AMD ® SB850 southbridge:
- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports at the mid-board, 4 ports
at the back panel)
Asmedia USB3.0 controller:
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue, at the back panel)