Introduction, Product description – IBASE MB980 User Manual
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INTRODUCTION
MB980 User’s Manual
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Introduction
Product Description
The MB980 ATX motherboard is based on the latest Intel
®
Q87 chipset.
The platform supports 4
th
generation Intel
®
Core processor family with
LGA1150 packing and features an integrated dual-channel DDR3
memory controller as well as a graphics core.
The latest Intel
®
processors provide advanced performance in both
computing and graphics quality. This meets the requirement of customers
in the gaming, POS, digital signage and server market segment.
The Q87 platform is made with 22-nanometer technology that supports
Intel’s first processor architecture to unite the CPU and the graphics core
on the transistor level. The MB980 ATX board utilizes the dramatic
increase in performance provided this Intel’s latest cutting-edge
technology. Measuring 305mm x 244mm, the MB980 offers fast 6Gbps
SATA support (6 ports), USB3.0 (4 ports) and interfaces for DVI-D,
DVI-I and DP displays. MB980VF features Intel
®
Active Management
Technology 9.0.
MB980 FEATURES:
Supports Intel
®
4th Generation Core i7/i5/i3 QC/DC desktop
processors
Four DDR3 DIMM, 1066/1333/1600MHz, Max. 32GB
memory
Dual Intel
®
PCI-Express Gigabit LAN
Integrated Graphics for DVI-I, DVI-D/HDMI displays
6x SATA 3.0, 10x USB 2.0, USB 3.0 (4 ports),
6x COM, Watchdog timer
1x PCI-E (x16), 1x PCI-E (x8), 1x PCI-E (x1), 4x PCI
Optional AMT (MB980VF only)