Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus Z97I-PLUS Manual

Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Product introduction
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Special features

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Product highlights

LGA1150 socket for the 4th Generation, New 4th Generation and 5th
Generation Intel
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Processors
This motherboard supports the 4th Generation, New 4th Generation and 5th Generation
Intel Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3, Pentium
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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 Z97 Express Chipset
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Intel Z97 Express Chipset is a single chipset that supports the LGA1150 socket for the 4th
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Generation, New 4th Generation and 5th Generation Intel
Core™ i3, Pentium , and Celeron
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increases bandwidth and enhances the system's performance. It natively supports up to six
USB 3.0 ports and M.2 support for faster data retrieval. It also enables the iGPU function for
Intel integrated graphics performance.
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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 an optimal graphics performance,
unprecedented data speed, and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility
to PCIe 1.0/2.0 devices.
Intel Desktop Responsiveness Technologies
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Intel Desktop Responsiveness Technologies comprise of three technologies: Intel Rapid
Start Technology, Intel Smart Response Technology, and Intel Smart Response Technology.
These technologies provide faster and better performance for your computer, allow your
system to receive the freshest updates from the Internet, and quickly resume your system
from a deep sleep or hibernate mode.
Dual-Channel DDR3 3200(O.C.)/3100(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2
666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2500(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1
866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz Support
The motherboard supports the dual-channel DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates
of DDR3 3200(O.C.)/3100(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2
500(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/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.
ASUS Z97I-PLUS
Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3, Pentium
processors. It utilizes the serial point-to-point links, which
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, and Celeron processors in the LGA1150
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Core™ i7/Intel
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, and Celeron
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Core™ i5/Intel
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