Asus P8P67 PRO - Special Features; Product Highlights

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
LGA1155 socket for Intel
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Second Generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3
Processors
This motherboard supports the Intel
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second generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3
processors in LGA1155 package with memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to
support 2-channel (4 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 2.0 lanes. This provides
great graphics performance. Intel
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second generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3second generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3
processors are among the most powerful and energy efcient CPUs in the world.
Intel
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P67 Express Chipset
The Intel
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P67 Express Chipset is the latest single-chipset design to support the new 1155
socket Intel
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Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 second generation processors. It uses serial
point-to-point links, which allows increased bandwidth and stability, and provides an improved
performance. It also provides two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and four SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports for faster data
retrieval at double the bandwidth of current bus systems.
Quad-GPU SLI™ and Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Support
The motherboard’s powerful Intel
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P67 platform optimizes PCIe allocation in multiple-GPU
congurations of either SLI™ or CrossFireX™. This allows you to enjoy a never
before-experienced brand new gaming style.
Dual-Channel DDR3 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 Support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2200(O.C.) /
2133(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth
requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-
channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system
performance.
* Due to CPU behavior, DDR3 2200/2000/1800 MHz memory module will run at DDR3 2133/1866/1600
MHz frequency as default.
Complete USB 3.0 Integration
ASUS facilitates strategic USB 3.0 accessibility for both the front and rear panel - 4 USB
3.0 ports in total. Experience the latest plug & play connectivity at speeds up to 10 times
faster than USB 2.0. The P8P67 PRO REV 3.1 affords greater convenience to high speed
connectivity.