Asus M5A97/SI - Manual (Page 14)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
AMD ® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series CPU support
This motherboard supports AMD ® Socket AM3+ multi-core processors with unique L3
cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features
dual-channel DDR3 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via
HyperTransport™ 3.0-based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD ® CPUs in the
new 32nm manufacturing process.
AMD ® 970 Chipset
AMD ® 970 Chipset is designed to support up to 4800MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0)
interface speed and PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. It is optimized with AMD ® ’s latest AM3+
and multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance and overclocking capabilities.
DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 support
This motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of
2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of
the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3
architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance.
AMD ® SB950 Chipset
The AMD ® SB950 Southbridge natively supports the next generation SATA 6.0 Gb/s data
transfer rate and PCI Express 2.0 interface.
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology
This motherboard supports the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology which monitors system
operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a cool and quiet
operating environment.
True USB 3.0 Support
Experience ultra-fast data transfers at 4.8 Gb/s with USB 3.0–the latest connectivity standard.
Built to connect easily with next-generation components and peripherals, USB 3.0 transfers
data 10X faster and is also backward compatible with USB 2.0 components.
Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s technology
The AMD ® SB950 chipset natively supports the next generation SATA 6.0 Gb/s data transfer
rate, enhances scalability, provides faster data retrieval, and doubles the bandwidth of the
current bus systems.
ATI Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Support
ATI's CrossFireX™ boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the
need to scale down screen resolution to get high quality images. CrossFireX™ allows
higher antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, shading and texture settings. Adjust your display
configurations, experiment with the 3D settings, and check the effects with a real-time 3D-
rendered previews within ATI Catalyst™ Control Center.