Asus P6X58-E WS - Manual (Page 18)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Green ASUS
This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction
on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision
of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packagings to safeguard
consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
Intel ® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition /
Core™ i7 Processor / Xeon™ Processor support / Xeon™ Processor support support
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Core™ i7 processors Extreme Edition
/ Core™ i7 processor / Xeon™ processors in LGA1366 package with integrated
memory controller to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3 memory. Supports
Intel ® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) with a system bus of up to 6.4GT/s and a max
bandwidth of up to 25.6GB/s. Intel ® Core™ i7 / Xeon™ series processor is one of
the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
Intel ® X58 Chipset
The Intel ® X58 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support latest
Intel ® Core™ i7 Processors and Intel’s next generation system interconnect
interface, Intel ® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI), providing improved performance by
utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. It also
supports up to 36 PCI Express 2.0 lanes providing better graphics performance.
Triple-Channel DDR3 2000 (O.C.) /1866 (O.C.) /
1800 (O.C.) / 1600 (O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2000
(O.C.) / 1866 (O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 (O.C.) /1333 / 1066 MHz to meet the
higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet
applications. The triple-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your
system memory to boost system performance.
PCIe 2.0
Double Speed; Double Bandwidth
This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and
bandwidth which enhances system performance.
3-Way SLI and Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support!
Flexible Multi-GPU solutions, Your Weapon of Choice!
The motherboard breaks the boundaries to bring you the multi-GPU choice of
either SLI™ or CrossFireX. The motherboard features a dedicated graphics engine
on the most powerful Intel X58 platform to optimize PCIe allocation in multiple GPU
configurations. Expect a brand-new gaming style you’ve never experienced before!