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MAXIMUS VI HERO specications summary
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CPU
LGA1150 socket for the 4th Generation Intel
®
Core™ i7/Intel
®
Core™i5/Intel
®
Core™ i3, Pentium
®
, and Celeron
®
processors
Supports 22nm CPU
Supports Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0*
* The Intel
®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU
types.
** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset
Intel
®
Z87 Express Chipset
Memory
Dual channel memory architecture
4 x DIMM, max. 32GB, DDR3 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) / 2600
(O.C.) / 2500 (O.C.) / 2400 (O.C.) / 2200 (O.C.) / 2133 (O.C.) / 2000
(O.C.) / 1866 (O.C.) / 1800 (O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz, non-ECC,
un-buffered memory
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Prole (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of
individual CPUs.
** Please refer to Memory QVL (Qualied Vendors List) for details.
Expansion slots
2 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (Red, single at x16 or dual at
x8/x8 mode)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (Black, max. at x4 mode)*(Black, max. at x4 mode)*
3x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot**
* The PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCIEX4_3) shares bandwidth with PCIe 2.0 x1
slots. The default setting is x1 mode.
** The PCIe 2.0 x1 slots (PCIEX1_1, PCIEX1_2, and PCIEX1_3) are
disabled when the PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCIEX4_3) operates under x4
speed.
VGA
Integrated Intel
®
HD Graphics Processor
HDMI with max. resolution of 4096 x 2160 @ 24Hz / 2560 x 1600
@ 60Hz
Intel
®
InTru™ 3D, Intel 3D, Intel
®
Quick Sync Video, Intel
®
Clear Video HD
Technology, and Intel
®
Insider™Insider™
Multi-GPU support Support NVIDIA
®
SLI
®
Technology / AMD CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage
Intel
®
Z87 Express Chipset:
6 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports*
- Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology 12 supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and
10
- Intel
®
Smart Response Technology, Intel
®
Rapid Start
Technology, and Intel
®
Smart Connect Technology*
ASMedia
®
SATA 6Gb/s controller:
2 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports**
* The supported functions depend on the CPU installed.
** These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are not
supported.