Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus X99-S User Manual

Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Product introduction
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Special features

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Product highlights

LGA2011-v3 socket for Intel
This motherboard supports Intel
provides great graphics and system performance with its GPU, quad-channel DDR4 memory
slots and PCI Express 2.0/3.0 expansion slots.
Intel X99 Express Chipset
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Intel X99 Express Chipset is a single chipset that supports the LGA2011-v3 socket for Intel
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Core™ i7 processors. It utilizes the serial point-to-point links, which increases bandwidth
and enhances the system's performance. It natively supports up to eight (8) USB 3.0 ports,
fourteen (14) SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and M.2 support for faster data retrieval. It also enables the
iGPU function for Intel
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.
3-WAY/Quad-GPU SLI and 3-WAY CrossFireX™ Support
This motherboad features NVIDIA 3-WAY/Quad SLI and 3-Way AMD CrossfireX support that
enables mulit-GPU setup, giving you the full power of the latest graphics technologies. It also
features native support for 4K/UHD (ultra high definition) resolution of up to 4096 x 2160 via
HDMI or DisplayPort, resulting to four times the number of pixels for incredible visual clarity,
detail, and realism.
SATA Express support
SATA Express provides faster data transfer speeds of up to 10 Gb/s, allowing your system to
catch up with the speed of the SSDs. It also features backward compatibility with up to two
SATA drives of the same speed.
ASUS X99-S
Core™ i7 processors
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Core™ i7 processors in the LGA2011-v3 package. It
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integrated graphics performance.
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