Asus Z97-A/USB 3.1 - Storage and LAN Specifications; Audio and USB Specifications; ASUS Exclusive Features Overview

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Z97-A/USB 3.1 specifications summary
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VGA
- Supports Intel
®
InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Intel
®
Clear Video HD Technology,
and Intel
®
Insider™
- Maximum shared memory of 512 MB
* DisplayPort 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport compliant, supports DP 1.2 monitor daisy-chain
up to 3 displays.
Multi-GPU
Support
Supports AMD
®
Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Supports NVIDIA
®
Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology (with 2 PCIe x16 graphics cards)
Storage
Intel
®
Z97 Express Chipset with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and Intel
®
Rapid Storage
Technology 13 support
- 1 x SATA Express port (one at mid-board [black], compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0
Gb/s ports)
- 4 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (gray)
- Supports Intel
®
Smart Response Technology, Intel
®
Rapid Start Technology, and
Intel
®
Smart Connect Technology*
- 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage devices support (supports
PCIE SSD only)
* These functions work depending on the type of CPU installed.
LAN
Gigabit Intel
®
LAN connection - 802.3az Energy Efcient Ethernet (EEE) appliance
Intel
®
I218-V Gigabit LAN - Dual interconnect between the integrated MAC (Media
Access Controller) and physical layer (PHY)
Audio
Realtek
®
ALC892 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC featuring Crystal
Sound 2
- Separate layer for left and right track, ensuring both sound deliver quality
- Top notch audio sensation delivers according to the audio conguration
- Audio shielding ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly reduced
multi-lateral interference
- Audio Amplier to enhance the highest quality sound for headphone and
speakers
- EMI protection cover to prevent electrical noise to affect the amplier quality
- Premium Japan made audio capacitors provides warm, natural, and immersive
sound with exceptional clarity and delity
- Absolute Pitch 192 khz/24-bit true BD lossless sound
- DTS UltraPC II
- DTS Connect
- Supports jack-detection, multi-streaming and front panel jack-retasking (MIC)
- Optical S/PDIF out port at rear I/O
USB
ASMedia
®
USB 3.1 controller - supports ASUS USB 3.1 Boost
- 2 x USB 3.1/3.0/2.0 ports at rear panel (teal blue)
Intel
®
Z97 Express Chipset - supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost
- 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel, blue)
- 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board)
ASUS
Exclusive
Features
High Performance
5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5
- Whole system optimization with a single click! 5-Way Optimization tuning key
perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ Power Control, Fan Xpert 3, and Turbo
APP together, providing better CPU performance, efcient power saving, precise
digital power control, whole system cooling and even tailor your own app usages.