Z97-WS specifications summary

Storage

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4 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports (gray)

 

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Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start

 

 

Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology**

ASMedia® SATA Express controller***

-1 x SATA Express ports (black at top slot, compatible with 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports)

ASMedia® SATA 6 Gb/s controller***

- 1 x eSATA 6 Gb/s ports

*M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with SATAExpress_1, 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.

LAN

Dual Gigabit LAN controllers—802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet

 

(EEE) appliance

 

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

 

 

integrated Media Access Controller (MAC) and physical layer

 

 

(PHY)

 

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Intel® I210-AT Gigabit LAN controller

 

 

Audio

Realtek® ALC1150 8-channel high definition audio CODEC

 

 

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High Quality 112 dB SNR stereo playback output (Line-out at

 

 

 

rear) and 104 dB SNR recording (Line-in) support

 

 

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Absolute pitch 192 KHz/24-bit True BD Lossless Sound

 

 

- BD audio layer content protection

 

 

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DTS UltraPC II

 

 

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DTS Connect

 

 

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

 

 

 

retasking

 

 

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

USB

Intel® Z97 Express Chipset - supports ASUS USB 3.0

 

Boost

 

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

 

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

 

- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports at rear panel

 

- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports at mid-board

ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller - supports ASUS USB 3.0

Boost

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

-3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support

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