Asus M5A87 AM3 870 DDR3 Motherboard. This motherboard supports AMD® 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.



Specifications:

CPU
AMD AM3+ 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

Chipset
AMD 870/SB850

Front Side Bus
Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0  

Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 16GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 Hz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture

Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
2 x PCIe x1
3 x PCI 

Storage
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD  

LAN
Realtek® 8111E , 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller

Audio
Realtek® ALC 887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *1
Supports : Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking, Anti-pop Function  

USB Ports
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 8 at mid-board)
ASMedia® ASM1042 controller :
2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)

Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
2 x USB 3.0
4 x USB 2.0
1 x COM port(s)
1 x Parallel port(s)
3 x Audio jack(s)      

Internal I/O Ports
4 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 8 USB 2.0 port(s)
6 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
1 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
1 x Power Fan connector(s)
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 MemOK! button(s)
1 x Core Unlocker switch(es)   

BIOS
16Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI v2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI v2.0a, SMBIOS 2.5   

ATX Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 8.4 inch ( 30.5 cm x 21.3 cm )