ASUS Z97-WS Manual De Usuario

Z97-WS

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This motherboard supports new 4th generation Intel

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 Core™ i7/Intel

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 Core™ i5/Intel

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 Core™

 

i3, Pentium

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, and Celeron

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 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

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 Z97 Express Chipset is a single chipset that supports the LGA1150 socket for 4th 

generation Intel

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 Core™ i7/Intel

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 Core™ i5/Intel

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 Core™ i3, Pentium

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, and Celeron

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processors. 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, six SATA 6 Gb/s 

ports, and M.2 support for faster data retrieval. It also enables the iGPU function for Intel

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integrated graphics performance.

PCI Express

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 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.

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.

SATA Express provides faster data transfer speeds of up to 6 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.