ASUS Z170-PRO Manuel D’Utilisation

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Chapter 1: Product Introduction

The motherboard supports the dual-channel DDR4 memory that features data transfer rates 

of DDR4 3866 MHz to boost the system’s performance, and to meet the higher bandwidth 

requirements of 3D graphics, multimedia and Internet applications.

With a 4x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 bandwidth, the M.2 can support up to 32 Gbit/s of data transfer 

speed. It is a perfect choice for the operating system or application drive, making your system 

and its installed apps work in a faster pace.

This motherboard has the latest USB 3.1 connectivity built in for the very fastest USB data 

transfers — that’s up to 10 Gb/s, or twice as fast as USB 3.0. The next-generation standard 

is completely backward-compatible with your existing USB devices, and you’ll be all set for 

USB 3.1’s breakneck speeds.

To get the most out of your audio entertainment across all formats and quality levels, DTS 

Connect combines two enabling technologies, DTS Neo:PC™ upmixes stereo sources (CDs, 

MP3s, WMAs, internet radio) into as many as 7.1 channels of incredible surround sound. 

Consumers can connect their PC to a home theater system. DTS Interactive is capable of 

performing mult-channel encoding of DTS bitstreams on personal computers, and sending 

encoded bitstreams out of a digital audio connection (such as S/PDIF or HDMI) designed to 

deliver audio to an external decoder.

The motherboard is European Union’s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP 

requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirement in regards to energy 

consumptions. This is in line with ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-

efficient products through product design and innovation to reduce carbon footprint of the 

product and thus mitigate environmental impacts.