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Z97-WS specifications summary
CPU
LGA1150 socket for the 4th Generation and New 4th Generation Intel
®
Core™ i7/Intel
®
Core™ i5/ Intel
®
Core™ i3, Pentium
®
and Celeron
®
processors
Supports Intel
® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0*
* The Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipset
Intel
®
Z97 Express Chipset
Memory
4 x DIMM, max. 32 GB, DDR3 3300 (O.C.)* / 3200 (O.C.)* / 3100
(O.C.)* / 3000 (O.C.)* / 2933 (O.C.)* /2800 (O.C.)* / 2666 (O.C.)* /
2600 (O.C.)* / 2500 (O.C.)* / 2400 (O.C.)* / 2200 (O.C.)* / 2133 (O.C.)*
/ 2000 (O.C.)* / 1866 (O.C.)* / 1800 (O.C.)* / 1600 / 1333 MHz, non-
ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual
CPUs. Please refer to Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List) for details.
Expansion slots
4 x PCI Express 3.0*/2.0 x16 slots (single at x16, dual at x16/x16, triple
at x16/x8/x8, or quad at x8/x8/x8/x8 mode)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x4 slots* (max. at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe
x1 and x4 devices)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
* The PCIe x4_1, USB3_E56 and SATA Express_E1 connectors share the
same bandwidth. The PCIe x4_1’s default setting is in Auto mode that
automically optimizes the system bandwidth. If you use two of these
connectors, the system automatically disables the unused connector.
VGA
Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel
®
HD Graphics support
Multi-VGA output support: DisplayPort/Mini DisplayPort/HDMI port
Supports DisplayPort 1.2* with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @24 Hz
/ 3840 x 2160 @60 Hz (for DisplayPort and Mini DisplayPort)
Supports HDMI with max. resolution of 4096 x 2304 @24 Hz / 2560 x
1600 @60 Hz
Supports Intel
®
InTru™ 3D, Intel
®
Quick Sync Video, Intel
®
Clear Video
HD Technology, and Intel
®
Insider™
Supports up to three displays simultaneously
Maximum shared memory 512 MB
* DisplayPort 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport compliant; supports DisplayPort 1.2
monitor daisy-chain up to 3 displays
Multi-GPU support
Supports NVIDIA
®
4-Way SLI™ Technology (with 4 PCIe x16 graphics
cards)
Supports AMD
®
4-Way CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage
Intel
®
Z97 Express Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology support
- 1 x SATA Express port (black at bottom, compatible with 2 x SATA 6
Gb/s ports)
- 1 x M.2 socket 3
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