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Chapter 1 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights LGA1155 socket for Intel® Second/Third Generation Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium® / Celeron® Processors This motherboard supports the Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package, with iGPU, memory, and PCI Express controllers integrated to support onboard graphics out with dedicated chipsets, 2-channel (2 DIMMs) DDR3 memory, and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance. Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors are among the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world. Intel® Z77 Express Chipset The Intel® Z77 Express Chipset is a single-chipset designed to support the 1155 socket Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, Z77 chipset provides 4 USB 3.0 ports for 10 times faster data retrieval speed. Moreover, Intel® Z77 Express Chipset can also enable iGPU function, letting users enjoy the latest Intel® integrated graphic performance. Dual-Channel DDR3 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz Support The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of DDR3 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance. PCI Express® 3.0* PCI Express® 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the latest PCI Express bus standard with improved encoding schemes that provide twice the performance of the current PCIe 2.0. The total bandwidth for a x16 link reaches a maximum of 32Gb/s, double the 16Gb/s of PCIe 2.0 (in x16 mode). As such, PCIe 3.0 provides users an unprecedented data speeds, combined with the convenience and seamless transition offered by complete backward compatibility with PCIe 1.0 and PCIe 2.0 devices. PCIe 3.0 will become a must-have feature for users who wish to improve and optimize graphic performance, as well as have the latest technology available to them. * PCI 3.0 speed is supported by Intel® 3rd generation Core™ processors. Complete USB 3.0 Integration Double USB Access, Double Convenience ASUS facilitates the strategic USB 3.0 accessibility for both the front and rear panel - 6 USB 3.0 ports in total. Experience the latest plug & play connectivity at speeds up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0. The P8Z77-I DELUXE affords greater convenience to high speed connectivity. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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1-2
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.3
Special features
1.3.1
Product highlights
LGA1155 socket for Intel
®
Second/Third Generation Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 /
Pentium
®
/ Celeron
®
Processors
This motherboard supports the Intel
®
3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium
®
/Celeron
®
processors in the LGA1155 package, with iGPU, memory, and PCI Express controllers
integrated to support onboard graphics out with dedicated chipsets, 2-channel (2 DIMMs)
DDR3 memory, and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance.
Intel
®
3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium
®
/Celeron
®
processors are among the most
powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
Intel
®
Z77 Express Chipset
The Intel
®
Z77 Express Chipset is a single-chipset designed to support the 1155 socket Intel
®
3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7/i5/ i3/Pentium
®
/Celeron
®
processors. It provides improved
performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability.
Additionally, Z77 chipset provides 4 USB 3.0 ports for 10 times faster data retrieval speed.
Moreover, Intel
®
Z77 Express Chipset can also enable iGPU function, letting users enjoy the
latest Intel
®
integrated graphic performance.
Dual-Channel DDR3 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1600 /
1333 / 1066 MHz Support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of DDR3
2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz to meet
the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet
applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your system
memory to boost system performance.
PCI Express
®
3.0*
PCI Express
®
3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the latest PCI Express bus standard with improved encoding
schemes that provide twice the performance of the current PCIe 2.0. The total bandwidth
for a x16 link reaches a maximum of 32Gb/s, double the 16Gb/s of PCIe 2.0 (in x16 mode).
As such, PCIe 3.0 provides users an unprecedented data speeds, combined with the
convenience and seamless transition offered by complete backward compatibility with PCIe
1.0 and PCIe 2.0 devices. PCIe 3.0 will become a must-have feature for users who wish to
improve and optimize graphic performance, as well as have the latest technology available to
them.
* PCI 3.0 speed is supported by Intel
®
3rd generation Core™ processors.
Complete USB 3.0 Integration
Double USB Access, Double Convenience
ASUS facilitates the strategic USB 3.0 accessibility for both the front and rear panel – 6
USB 3.0 ports in total. Experience the latest plug & play connectivity at speeds up to 10
times faster than USB 2.0. The P8Z77-I DELUXE affords greater convenience to high speed
connectivity.