Z87-PLUS specifications summary

 

Storage

Intel® Z87 Express Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

 

 

- 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (yellow)

 

 

- Supports Intel® Dynamic Storage Accelerator, Intel® Smart

 

 

 

Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel®

 

 

 

Smart Connect Technology*

 

 

ASMedia® SATA 6Gb/s controller**

 

 

- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (dark brown)

 

 

* Supports on Intel® Core™ processor family.

 

 

** These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are not

 

 

supported.

 

 

Audio

Realtek® ALC892 8-channel high definition audio CODEC

 

 

- Absolute Pitch 192khz/�24bit True BD Lossless Sound

 

 

- BD audio layer content protection

 

 

-

DTS UltraPC II

 

 

-

DTS Connect

 

 

- Supports jack-detection, multi-streaming and front panel jack-

 

 

 

retasking

 

 

- Optical S/PDIF out ports at rear I/O

 

USB

Intel® Z87 Express Chipset - supports ASUS USB 3.0

 

 

 

Boost

 

 

- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support

 

 

- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at rear panel (blue)

 

 

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ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller - supports ASUS USB 3.0

 

 

Boost

 

 

- 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at rear panel (blue)������

ASUS Exclusive features

ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 4 with 4-Way Optimization

-4-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates

ASUS-exclusive DIGI+Power Control, TPU, EPU, and Fan

Xpert 2 that quickly optimize the digital power setting, system performance, power saving and whole system cooling configuration with just a click.

CPU Power

-Industry leading digital 8-phase power design

-ASUS CPU power utility

DRAM Power

-Industry leading digital 2-phase DRAM power design

-ASUS DRAM power utility

ASUS EPU

- EPU, EPU switch

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