Product Comparison: ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura vs ASUS M5A97 R2.0

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ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura ATX Motherboard

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ASUS M5A97 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASUS

Model

970 Pro Gaming/Aura

M5A97 R2.0

Origin

China

About the Product

Gaming is about your style, your personality — and your passion. 970 Pro Gaming/Aura is the gaming motherboard that lets you inject passion to project your style and personality in full color! Aura, our all-new LED-illumination technology, lighting up an endless spectrum of color combinations coupled with a selection of fascinating and fun effects.

The M5A97 R2.0 features the AMD 970/SB950 chipset and supports the latest AMD socket AM3+ for 8-core processors. With a new Socket AM3+, it offers usability of Socket AM3 or AM3+, allowing the user a choice of previous or current AMD CPUs.

Key Specs

Form Factor

ATX

Socket

AM3+

Chipset

AMD 970 / SB950

Supported Processors

FX / Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series

Memory Slot Type

240 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura ATX Motherboard

Very nice board. Have it running Windows 10 using an fx 8350 overclocked to a stable 4.5ghz.
BIOS is great! This board definitely breathes life into AM3+.
This is the best motherboard that you can get for an old AM3+ based system.
It is a great MOBO. Stays nice and cool while in game.
Excellent list of supported processors.

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

Looks great. Good form factor.
It works just fine with an 8 core AMD CPU.
No issues, works great out of the Box with AMD Chips.
Works perfectly, no problems. This motherboard is very well made.
Great motherboard with support AMD processors.

Size & Weight

Height

12 in.

Width

9.6 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

1.76 lbs.

3 lbs.

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

Memory

Memory Type

DDR3

Maximum Speed

2133 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

32 GB

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

What customers say about "Memory"

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura ATX Motherboard

Everything works as expected, the memory has excellent speed.
Sometimes has memory problems if running in XMP mode 1866 Mhz.

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

Overclocking RAM is extremely easy, it's just a couple clicks, and you can overclock it up to 2400MHz.
Memory works perfectly, and overclocking is great.
16GB of RAM Memory works pretty well for me.
Installing the memory was easy. Works great at stated speed.
There is no memory controller on the motherboard.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

2x PCIe 2.0 x16, 2x PCIe 2.0 x1

HDMI

USB

2x USB 3.1 Gen2, 2x USB 3.1 Gen1, 14x USB 2.0

4x USB 3.1 Gen1, 12x USB 2.0/1.1

SATA

Other Interfaces

PS/2, RJ-45, Optical S/PDIF out, 6x audio jacks, M.2

2x PS/2, RJ-45, Optical S/PDIF out, 6x audio jacks

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura

ASUS M5A97 R2.0

What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura ATX Motherboard

Has plenty of fan headers. 6 total I believe and also a m.2 connection.
All the USB ports work as they should. The same goes for all the other connections and ports.
Fast USB connections. Boots quickly.
Has all the connections you need and great quality.
Has tons of ports for everything you can imagine.

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

USB ports all are good to go, 3.0 working well.
There is one fan port behind the I/O back plate, and two on either side of the CPU fan port at the very top of the board.
It runs rock stable, and has many ports and excellent features.
Setup was easy and the wires and the mobo itself was clearly labeled.
It doesn't have 6 I/O ports for audio (it only has 3) in back.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek ALC887

Additional Accessories Included

I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, M.2 Screw, Driver DVD

I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables

Extras

ASUS Q-Design, RAMCache, RGB lighting control, ASUS EZ DIY, ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution, AI Suite 3, Ai Charger, ASUS DIGI+ VRM

ASUS TPU, ASUS EPU, ASUS Power Design, Remote GO!, USB BIOS Flashback, MemOK!, AI Suite II, Ai Charger, ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution, ASUS EZ DIY, ASUS Q-Design

What customers say about "Features"

ASUS 970 Pro Gaming/Aura ATX Motherboard

It is very sturdy, and easy to fit in the case.
The aura lights are pretty badass as well, it's a nice touch!
It has a lot of good features that appeal to gamers.
Solid board with decent features. Highly recommend.
Audio is great. Super easy setup. Nice overclocking features.

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 ATX Motherboard

The bios is very easy to use once your computer is all set up and put together. Overclocking is so easy.
It comes with all of the features you'd expect from a board at this price point, and the color scheme fits my build perfectly.
Solid motherboard, had absolutely no problems.
Looks great. Has great features.
I really like all the features and modern bios interface.

Power

Power Connectors

24-pin EATX, 8-pin ATX 12V

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual