Asus P8H61-M2 TPM SI R2.0 P8H61-M2/TPM/SI R2.0 User's Manual - Page 12

Intel® H61 Express Chipset The Intel® H61 Express Chipset is the latest single-chipset design to support the new 1155 socket Intel® 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 / Pentium® / Celeron® processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, which allows increased bandwidth and stability. Dual-Channel DDR3 2200 (O.C.) / 2000 (O.C.) / 1800 (O.C.) / 1600 (O.C.) / 1333 / 1066MHz support The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2200 (O.C.) / 2000 (O.C.) / 1800 (O.C.) / 1600 (O.C.) / 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 16 Gb/s of PCIe 2.0 (in x16 mode). As such, PCIe 3.0 provides users an unprecendented data speeds, combined with the convenience and seamless transition offerred 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. Gigabit LAN solution The onboard LAN controller is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. It is enhanced with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems. Intel® Smart Response Technology SSD Speed with HDD Capacity Intel® Smart Response Technology boosts overall system performance. It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available capacity required) as a cache for frequently accessed data. Key benefits include reduced load and wait times, and lower power consumption through the elimination of unnecessary hard drive spin. This technology combines SSD performance with hard drive capacity, operating up to 4X faster than a hard drive-only system, and an important part of Green ASUS ecofriendly computing. * Intel® Smart Response Technology is supported by 3rd / 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family on Windows® 7™ operating systems. ** Operating systems must be installed on the HDD to launch Intel® Smart Response Technology. The capacity of the SSD is reserved for caching function. 1-2 ASUS P8H61-M2/TPM/SI R2.0 E7361_P8H61-M2-TPM-SI R2.0_Manua2 2 5/16/12 1:43:51 PM