Asus M5A87 User Manual

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.4 Ai Tweaker menu
The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to congure overclocking-related items.
Be cautious when changing the settings of the Ai Tweaker menu items. Incorrect eld
values can cause the system to malfunction.
The conguration options for this chapter vary depending on the CPU and DIMM model you
installed on the motherboard.
Scroll down to display the following items:
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M5A87 BIOS Setup
Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit
Warning: this function
belongs to overclock-
ing, and it may cause
instability.
Select a CPU level,
and the rest will be
auto-adjusted. If you
want to adjust more,
set Ai Overclock Tuner
to Manual after you
select a CPU level.
←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Congure System Performance Settings
Target CPU Frequency : 3000MHz
Target DRAM Frequency: 1333MHz
CPU Level UP [Auto]
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CPU OverClocking [Auto]
CPU Ratio [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
CPU/NB Frequency [Auto]
HT Link Speed [Auto]
DRAM Timing Conguration
DRAM Driving Conguration
******* Please key in numbers directly! *******
CPU & NB Voltage Mode [Offset]
CPU Offset Voltage 1.350 [Auto]
CPU/NB Offset Voltage 1.100 [Auto]
DRAM Voltage 1.500 [Auto]
HT Voltage 1.200 [Auto]
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NB Voltage 1.100 [Auto]
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CPU Load-Line Calibration [Auto]
CPU/NB Load-Line Calibration [Auto]
←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
2.4.1 CPU Level UP [Auto]
Allows you to select a CPU level, and the related parameters will be automatically adjusted
according to the selected CPU level. If you want to manually congure the settings in detail,
set CPU Overclocking to [Manual] after selecting a CPU level.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Phenom II-955] [Phenom II-3.4G] [Phenom II-3.6G]
• The conguration options vary depending on the CPU model you install on the
motherboard.
• The CPU Level UP function support depends on CPU types.

Asus M5A87 Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 2000 MHz
System bus rate	5.2 GT/s
Processor socket	Socket AM3
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8
Number of SATA II connectors	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
Headphone outputs	3
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD 870 (RX881)
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
On-board graphics card	-
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Controller interface type	AMD SB850
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	213 mm
Width	305 mm