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System memory
Overview
ThismotherboardcomeswithtwoDoubleDataRate4(DDR4)DualInlineMemoryModule
(DIMM)sockets.ThegureillustratesthelocationoftheDDR4DIMMsockets:
• YoumayinstallvaryingmemorysizesinChannelAandChannelB.Thesystem
mapsthetotalsizeofthelower-sizedchannelforthedual-channelconguration.Any
excessmemoryfromthehigher-sizedchannelisthenmappedforsingle-channel
operation.
• AlwaysinstallDIMMswiththesameCASlatency.Foroptimalcompatibility,we
recommendthatyouinstallmemorymodulesofthesameversionordatecode(D/C)
fromthesamevendor.Checkwiththeretailertogetthecorrectmemorymodules.
• DDR42666MHzandhighermemorymoduleswillrunatmax.2666MHzonIntel
®
8th
Generation6-coreorhigherprocessors.
• Memorymoduleswithmemoryfrequencyhigherthan2133MHzandits
correspondingtimingortheloadedX.M.P.ProleisnottheJEDECmemorystandard.
ThestabilityandcompatibilityofthesememorymodulesdependontheCPU’s
capabilitiesandotherinstalleddevices.
• ThedefaultmemoryoperationfrequencyisdependentonitsSerialPresenceDetect
(SPD),whichisthestandardwayofaccessinginformationfromamemorymodule.
Underthedefaultstate,somememorymodulesforoverclockingmayoperateata
lowerfrequencythanthevendor-markedvalue.
• Refertowww.asus.comforthelatestMemoryQVL(QualiedVendorsList).
Recommended memory conguration
Channel Sockets
ChannelA DIMM_A1
ChannelB DIMM_B1*
DIMM_B1*
DIMM_A1*
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