Asus P8B 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.
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 20 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.
C206
The Intel ® C206 Express is the latest single-chipset design that supports the
new socket 1155 Intel ® Core™ i3 2nd generation processors, and Intel ® XEON ®
E3 server processors. It improves performance by utilizing serial point-to-point
links, allowing for increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, the C206 comes
with 2 SATA 6Gb/s and 4 SATA 3Gb/s ports for faster data retrieval, doubling the
bandwidth of current bus systems. C206 supports ECC function and Sandy Bridge
processor that supports 20 PCI Express 2.0 lanes. Moreover, Intel ® C206 Express
Chipset also supports iGPU function.
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 1333/ 1066 support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates
of 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.
SATA 6Gb/s Supports
The Intel ® C206 Chipset natively supports next-generation Serial ATA (SATA)
storage interface, this motherboard delivers up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rates.
Additionally, get enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, double the bandwidth of
current bus systems.