Asus M5A99XEVOR20 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0
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Chapter 1
Product introduction
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1.1 Special features
1.1.1 Product highlights
AMD
®
FX™-Series/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors
(socket AM3+/AM3)
This motherboard supports AMD
®
Socket AM3+ multi-core processors with up to 8-core
native CPU cores, and AMD
®
CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process. It provides
better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features AMD Turbo CORE
Technology 2.0 to accelerate data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s rate via HyperTransport™ 3.0
based system bus.
AMD
®
990X Chipset
AMD
®
990X Chipset is designed to support up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0)
interface speed and dual 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.
PCI Express
®
2.0
This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and bandwidth that
enhances system performance.
Dual-Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.) / 1866 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz Support
The motherboard supports the dual-channel DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates
of DDR3 2133(O.C.) / 1866/ 1600/ 1333 / 1066 MHz to boost the system’s performance,
and to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet
applications.
Quad-GPU SLI™ and Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Support
This motherboard supports multi-GPU congurations of both SLI and CrossFireX. This
motherboard features the AMD
®
990X/SB950 platform, optimizing PCIe allocation in multiple
GPU setups.
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.
Complete USB 3.0 Solution
This motherboard offers you the strategic USB 3.0 accessibility for both the front and rear
panels, allowing you to experience the convenience of the latest plug and play connectivity
solution at speed up to ten times faster than USB 3.0.