Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus Z87I-PRO 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
i3, Pentium , and Celeron
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and 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 4th generation Intel
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i7/Intel Core™ i5/Intel
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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
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 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
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Intel Smart Response Technology, an important part of Green ASUS eco-friendly computing,
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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
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** An operating system must be installed on the HDD to launch Intel
*** The SSD is reserved for caching function.
ASUS Z87I-PRO
and Celeron processors
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processors in the LGA1150 package. It provides great graphics
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Core™ i3, Pentium
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Core™ i7/Intel
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Core™ i7/Intel Core™ i5/Intel
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and Celeron processors in the LGA1150
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Smart Response Technology.
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Smart Response Technology.
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Core™ i5/Intel
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Core™
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Core™
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integrated graphics
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