Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

ASUS B85M-E motherboard

 

 

Cables

2 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables

 

 

Accessories

1 x I/O Shield

 

 

Application DVD

Support DVD

 

 

Documentation

User Guide

 

 

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

B85M-E specifications summary

 

CPU

LGA1150 socket for Intel® 4th Generation CoreTM i7/ i5 / i3, Pentium®,

 

 

Celeron® Processors

 

 

Supports Intel® 22/32nm CPU

 

 

Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

 

 

* The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.

 

 

** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel® CPU support list.

 

Chipset

Intel® B85 Express Chipset

 

Memory

4 x DIMM, max. 32GB, DDR3 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz, non-ECC, un-

 

 

buffered memory

 

 

Dual-channel memory architecture

 

 

* Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List).

 

 

** Due to Intel® chipset limitation, the DDR3 1600MHz and higher memory modules

 

 

on XMP mode will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR3 1600MHz.

 

 

*** When you install a total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit

 

 

operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. We recommend a

 

 

maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating

 

 

system.

 

Graphics

Integrated graphics processor

 

 

Multi-VGA output support: D-Sub, DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort ports

 

 

- Supports DVI-D with max.resolution of 1920 x 2000 @60Hz

 

 

- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution of 1920 x 2000 @60Hz

 

 

- Supports HDMI with max. resolution of 2560 x 1600 @60Hz

 

 

- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution of 4096 x 2160 @24Hz /

 

 

3840 x 2160 @60Hz

 

 

Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

 

Expansion slots

1 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot

 

 

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (@ x4)

 

 

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot

 

 

1 x PCI slot

 

Storage

Intel® B85 Express Chipset:

 

 

- 2 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (black)

 

 

- 4 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connector (yellow)

 

 

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