Asus P8P67 WS Revolution - 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.
LGA1155 Intel ® Sandy Bridge Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Sandy Bridge processors in the
LGA1155 package, with memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to support
2-channel (4 DIMM) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 2.0 lanes. This provides
great graphics performance. Intel
® Sandy Bridge processors are among the most
powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
P67
The Intel ® P67 Express is the latest single-chipset design to support new socket
1155 Intel ® Core™ i3/Core™ i5/Core™ i7 2nd generation processors. It provides
improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased
bandwidth and stability. Additionally, the P67 provides 2 SATA 6Gb/s and 4
SATA 3Gb/s ports for faster data retrieval at double the bandwidth of current bus
systems.
PCIe 2.0
Double Speed; Double Bandwidth
This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and
bandwidth that enhances system performance.
Dual-Channel DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1333/ 1066 support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates
of 2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/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.
Extra SATA 6Gb/s Supports
Extra Ports, Extra Speed and Accessibility
The Intel
® P67 Express chipset natively supports the next-generation Serial
ATA (SATA) interface, delivering up to 6Gb/s data transfer. ASUS provides extra
SATA 6Gb/s ports with enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, and double the
bandwidth of current bus systems.