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ASUS Z170-PREMIUM Series
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Chapter 1
Product Introduction
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1.1 Special features
1.1.1 Product highlights
LGA1151 socket for the 6th Generation Intel ® Core™ i7/Intel ® Core™ i5/Intel ®
Core™ i3, Pentium ® and Celeron ® processors
This motherboard supports 6th generation Intel ® Core™ i7/Intel ® Core™ i5/Intel ® Core™ i3,
Pentium
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, and Celeron
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processors in the LGA1151 package. It provides great graphics
and system performance with its GPU, dual-channel DDR4 memory slots and PCI Express
2.0/3.0 expansion slots.
Intel ® Z170 Express Chipset
Intel ® Z170 Express Chipset is a single chipset that supports the LGA1151 socket for the
6th 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 ten USB 3.0 ports, six SATA 6 Gb/s
ports, and M.2 Gen 3 X4 support for faster data retrieval.
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.
Quad-GPU SLI and 3-WAY CrossFireX™ Support
This motherboad features NVIDIA SLI and 3-Way AMD CrossfireX support that enables
mulit-GPU setup, giving you the full power of the latest graphics technologies. It also features
native support for 4K/UHD (ultra high definition) resolution of up to 4096 x 2160 via HDMI or
DisplayPort, resulting to four times the number of pixels for incredible visual clarity, detail,
and realism.
SATA Express support
SATA Express provides faster data transfer speeds of up to 10 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