Asus P5GC - Special.features; Product Highlights

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA)
socket designed for the Intel
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Prescott, Intel
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Smitheld, Intel
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Cedarmill, Intel
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Conroe, Intel
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Conroe L or Intel
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Presler processor in the 775-land package. The
motherboard supports the processors with 1333 (O.C)/1066/800/533 MHz Front
Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel
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Hyper-Threading
Technology and Enhanced Intel
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SpeedStep Technology (EIST). See pages 2-6,
A-1 and A-2 for details.
Intel
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Core™2
This motherboard supports the latest Intel
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Core™2 processor in the LGA775
package. With the new Intel
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Core™ microarchitecture technology and 1333
(O.C)/1066/800/533 MHz FSB, Intel
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Core™2 processor is one of the most
powerful and energy efcient CPU in the world.
Intel
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65nm Dual-Core CPU support
This motherboard support Intel
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Prescott, Intel
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Smitheld, Intel
®
Cedarmill, Intel
®
Conroe, Intel
®
Conroe L or Intel
®
Presler processors built on the 65-nanometer
(nm) process technology with copper interconnect. Dual-core processors contain
two physical CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more
powerful processing. The 65nm process of Intel
®
is the most advanced chip
manufacturing technology, delivering breakthrough performance, enhanced media
experience, and low power consumption. Intel
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65nm dual-core processors utilize
the latest package technologies for a thinner, lighter design without compromising
performance.
64-bit CPU support
64-bit computing, the next generation technology to replace current 32-bit
architecture, delivers advanced system performance, faster memory access and
increased productivity. This motherboard provides excellent compatibility and
exibility by supporting either 64-bit or 32-bit architecture.