Z97-PRO specifications summary

 

 

Intel® Z97 Express Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and

 

 

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 13 support

 

 

- 1 x SATA Express port (black at mid-board, compatible with 2 x

 

 

SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports)

 

 

- 1 x M.2 socket 3*

 

 

- 4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray)

 

 

- Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start

 

Storage

Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology**

 

 

 

 

 

ASMedia® SATA 6 Gb/s controller***

 

 

- 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports (black)

 

 

* M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with SATA Express, and supports

 

 

M Key and type 2260/2280 storage devices.

 

 

** These functions work depending on the CPU installed.

 

 

*** These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are

 

 

not supported.

 

 

Gigabit Intel® LAN connection—802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet

 

 

(EEE) appliance

 

LAN

- Intel® I218-V Gigabit LAN - Dual interconnect between the

 

 

integrated Media Access Controller (MAC) and physical layer

 

 

(PHY)

 

 

Speedy Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac supports dual frequency band 2.4/5

 

Wireless Data Network

GHz

 

 

ASUS Wi-Fi GO! Utility

 

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v4.0

 

 

Realtek® ALC1150 8-channel high definition audio CODEC

 

 

featuring Crystal Sound 2

 

 

- Separate layer for left and right track, ensuring both sound

 

 

 

deliver equal quality

 

 

- Top notch audio sensation delivers according to the audio

 

 

 

configuration

 

 

- Clean layout design ensures precision analog/digital

 

 

 

separation and greatly reduced multi-lateral interference

 

 

- EMI audio shielding to prevent electrical noise to affect the

 

 

 

amplifier quality

 

Audio

- Premium Japan-made audio capacitors provides warm,

 

 

 

natural, and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and

 

 

 

fidelity

 

 

-

High quality 112dB SNR stereo playback output (Line-out@

 

 

 

back) & 104dB SNR recording input (Line-in) support

 

 

- Absolute Pitch 192khz/24bit true BD lossless sound

 

 

- BD audio layer content protection

 

 

-

DTS UltraPC II

 

 

-

DTS Connect

 

 

- Supports jack-detection, multi-streaming

 

 

- Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O

 

 

 

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