Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus Z87-WS User Manual

Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Product introduction
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Special features

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Product highlights

LGA1150 socket for 4th generation Intel
Core™ i3, Pentium
This motherboard supports 4th generation Intel
Pentium , and Celeron
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system performance with its GPU, dual-channel DDR3 memory slots and PCI Express 2.0/3.0
expansion slots.
Intel Z87 Express Chipset
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Intel Z87 Express Chipset is a single chipset that supports the LGA1150 socket for 4th
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generation Intel Core™ i7 / Intel
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processors. It utilizes 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
performance.
PCI Express 3.0
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PCI Express 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides twice the
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performance and speed of PCIe 2.0. It provides optimal graphics performance, unprecedented
data speed, and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility to PCIe 1.0/2.0
devices.
Dual-Channel DDR3 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) / 2600 (O.C.) / 2500 (O.C.) / 2400
(O.C.) / 2200 (O.C.) / 2133 (OC.) / 2000 (O.C.) / 1866 (O.C.) / 1800 (O.C.) / 1600 /
1333 MHz Support
The motherboard supports dual-channel DDR3 memory featuring data transfer rates of
DDR3 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) / 2600 (O.C.) / 2500 (O.C.) / 2400 (O.C.) / 2200 (O.C.) /
2133 (OC.) / 2000 (O.C.) / 1866 (O.C.) / 1800 (O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 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 CrossFireX™ Support
This motherboard features the most powerful Intel
allocation in a multi-GPU SLI or CrossFireX™ solution, giving you a brand-new gaming
enjoyment.
ASUS Z87-WS
and Celeron processors
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processors in the LGA1150 package. It provides great graphics and
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Core™ i5 / Intel
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Core™ i7 / Intel
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Core™ i7 / Intel Core™ i5 / Intel
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Core™ i3, Pentium
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Z87 platform that optimizes PCIe
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Core™ i5 / Intel
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Core™ i3,
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and Celeron
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integrated graphics
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