Chapter 1: Introduction
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1-2 Chipset Overview
The C7Z87-OCE motherboard suppor ts a single 4th Generation Intel® Core i7/i5/i3
DT processor in the LGA 1150 Socket. Built upon the functionality and the capability
of the Z87 Express chipset, the mother board provides substantial enhancement to
system performance, including overclocking capability.
The high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) featured in the Intel Z87 Express
chipset supports high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) for chip-to-chip true iso-
chronous communication, providing up to 10 Gb/s of sof tware-transparent data
transfer rate on each read/write dire ction. In addition, the C7Z87 also features a
TCO timer which allows the system to recover from a s oftware/hardware lock an d
perform tasks, including Function Disable and Intruder Detect.
Intel Z87 Express Chipset Features
•Direct Media Interface (up 10 Gb/s transfer, Full Duplex)
•Intel® Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology
•Dual NAND Interface
•Intel I/O Virtualization (VT-d) Support
•Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support
•PCI Express 2.0 Interface (up to 5.0 GT/s)
•SATA Controller (up to 6Gb/sec)
•Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)