ASUS Z97-E Manual De Usuario
ASUS Z97-E
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Chapter 1
Product introduction
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Special features
1.1.1
Product highlights
LGA1150 socket for the 4th, New 4th & 5th Generation Intel
®
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
This motherboard supports the 4th, New 4th & 5th Generation Intel
®
Core™ i7/Intel
®
Core™
i5/Intel
®
Core™
i3, Pentium
®
, and Celeron
®
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
®
Z97 Express Chipset
Intel
®
Z97 Express Chipset is a single chipset that supports the LGA1150 socket for the 4th,
New 4th & 5th Generation Intel
®
Core™ i7/Intel
®
Core™ i5/Intel
®
Core™ i3, Pentium
®
, and
Celeron
®
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
®
integrated graphics performance.
PCI Express
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3.0
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
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.
Quad-GPU SLI™ and Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Support
Flexible Multi-GPU Solutions, Your Weapon of Choice!
Z97-E brings you the multi-GPU choice of either SLI™ or CrossFireX™. The motherboard
Z97-E brings you the multi-GPU choice of either SLI™ or CrossFireX™. The motherboard
features the most powerful Intel
®
Z97 platform that optimizes PCIe allocation in multi-GPU
configurations. Expert a brand-new gaming style you’re never experienced before.
SATA Express support
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.
Chapter 1:
Product Introduction