Asus Z87I-PRO - Manual (Page 15)

ASUS Z87I-PRO 1-1
Chapter 1
Product introduction
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1.1 Special features
1.1.1 Product highlights
LGA1150 socket for 4th generation Intel ® Core™ i7/Intel ® Core™ i5/Intel ®
Core™ i3, Pentium ® and Celeron ® processors
This motherboard supports 4th generation Intel ® Core™ i7/Intel ® Core™ i5/Intel ® Core™
i3, Pentium ® , and Celeron ® processors in the LGA1150 package. It provides great graphics
and system performance with its GPU, dual-channel DDR3 memory slots and PCI Express
2.0/3.0 expansion slots.
Intel ® Z87 Express Chipset
Intel ® Z87 Express Chipset is a single chipset that supports 4th generation Intel ® Core™
i7/Intel ® Core™ i5/Intel ® Core™ i3, Pentium ® and Celeron ® processors in the LGA1150
package. It utilizes the serial point-to-point links, which increases bandwidth and enhances
the system’s performance. It natively supports up to six USB 3.0 ports for up to ten times
faster transfer rate than USB 2.0 and enables the iGPU function for Intel ® integrated graphics
performance.
PCI Express ® 3.0
PCI Express ® 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides twice the
performance and speed of PCIe 2.0. It provides an optimal graphics performance,
unprecedented data speed and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility
to PCIe 1.0/2.0 devices.
Dual-Channel DDR3 3000 (O.C.) / 2933 (O.C.) / 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) /
2600 (O.C.) / 2500 (O.C.) / 2400 (O.C.) / 2200 (O.C.) 2133 (O.C.) / 2000 (O.C.) /
1866 (O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz Support
The motherboard supports the dual-channel DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates
of DDR3 3000 (O.C.) / 2933 (O.C.) / 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) / 2600 (O.C.) / 2500 (O.C.) /
2400 (O.C.) / 2200 (O.C.) 2133 (O.C.) / 2000 (O.C.) / 1866 (O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz
to boost the system’s performance, and to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of 3D
graphics, multimedia and Internet applications.
Intel ® Smart Response Technology
Intel ® Smart Response Technology, an important part of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing,
reduces load and wait time, eliminates unecessary hard drive spin thus lowering power
usage, and uses an installed SSD (requires 18.6 GB available space) as a cache for
frequently accessed data or applications. It combines SSD performance and hard drive
capacity, operating up to six times faster than a hard-drive-only system to boost the system’s
overall performance.
* 4th Generation Intel ® Core™ processors family support Intel ® Smart Response Technology.
** An operating system must be installed on the HDD to launch Intel ® Smart Response Technology.
*** The SSD is reserved for caching function.
Chapter 1: Product Introduction