1.3Special features
1.3.1Product highlightsLGA1155 socket for Intel® Second Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 Processors
This motherboard supports the Intel® second generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors in LGA1155 package with memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to support
The Intel® Z68 Express Chipset is the latest
The latest PCI Express bus standard delivers improved encoding for twice the performance of current PCIe 2.0. Total bandwidth for a x16 link reaches a maximum of 32GB/s, double the 16GB/s of PCIe 2.0 (in x16 mode). PCIe 3.0 provides users unprecedented data speeds, combined with the convenience and seamless transition offered by complete backward compatibility with PCIe 1.0 and PCIe 2.0 devices. It’s a
* Actual PCIe Speed depends on installed CPU type.
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyIntel® Smart Response Technology boosts overall system performance. It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available capacity) as a cache for frequently accessed data. Harnesses the combination of
*Intel® Smart Response Technology supports Windows® 7/ Vista operating systems.
**Intel® Smart Response Technology is supported by 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family.
***Operating systems must be installed on the HDD to launch Intel® Smart Response Technology. The capacity of the SSD is reserved for caching function.
The motherboard’s powerful Intel® Z68 platform optimizes PCIe allocation in
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