Asus P9X79, User Manual

Page: 14 / 156

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
2nd Generation Intel
®
Core™ i7 Processor family for the LGA 2011 Socket
This motherboard supports the latest 2nd Generation Intel Intel
®
Core™ i7 Processor Family in Core™ i7 Processor Family in
LGA2011 package, with memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to quad-channel
(8 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 40 PCI Express 3.0 lanes. This provides great graphics
performance. 2nd Generation Intel Intel
®
Core™ i7 Processor Family is one of the most powerful Core™ i7 Processor Family is one of the most powerful
and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
Intel
®
X79 Express Chipset
The Intel ® X79 Express Chipset is the latest single-chipset design that supports the new
socket 2011 2nd Generation Intel Intel
®
Core™ i7 Processor Family. It improves performance by Core™ i7 Processor Family. It improves performance by
utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing for increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally,
the X79 comes with 2 SATA 6Gb/s and 4 SATA 3Gb/s ports for faster data retrieval, doubling
the bandwidth of current bus systems.
Quad-GPU SLI™ and Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Support
P9X79 brings you the multi-GPU choice of either SLI™ or CrossFireX. The motherboard
features the most powerful Intel
®
X79 platform to optimize PCIe allocation in multiple GPU
configurations. Expect a brand-new gaming style you’ve never experienced before!
Quad-Channel DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2400(O.
C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of
the latest operation system, 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The quad-
channel DDR3 architecture quadruple the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system
performance.
* Due to CPU behavior, DDR3 2200/2000/1800 MHz memory module will run at DDR3 2133/1866/1600
MHz frequency as default.
True USB 3.0 Support
Experience ultra-fast data transfers at 5.0Gbps with USB 3.0 - the latest connectivity
standard. Build to connect easily with next generation components and peripherals, USB 3.0
transfers data 10X faster and is also backward compatible with USB 2.0 components.
PCIe 3.0 Ready
The latest PCI Express bus standard delivers improved encoding for twice the performance
of current PCIe 2.0. Total bandwidth for a x16 link reaches a maximum of 32GB/s, double
the 16GB/s of PCIe 2.0 (in x16 mode). PCIe 3.0 provides users unprecedented data speeds,
combined with the convenicnce and seamless transition offered by complete backward
compatibility with PCIe 1.0 and PCIe 2.0 devices. It is a must-have feature PC users aiming
to improve and optimize graphics performance, as well as have the latest, most future-proof
technology.
* This motherboard is ready to support PCIe 3.0 SPEC. Functions will be available when using PCIe
3.0-compliant devices. Please refer to www.asus.com for updated details.