ASUS X99-DELUXE Series
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Chapter 1
Product introduction
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1.1 Special features
1.1.1 Product highlights
LGA2011-v3 socket for Intel
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Core™ i7 processors
This motherboard supports Intel
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Core™ i7 processors in the LGA2011-v3 package. It
provides great graphics and system performance with its GPU, quad-channel DDR4 memory
slots and PCI Express 2.0/3.0 expansion slots.
Intel
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X99 Express Chipset
Intel
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X99 Express Chipset is a single chipset that supports the LGA2011-v3 socket for Intel
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Core™ i7 processors. It utilizes the serial point-to-point links, which increases bandwidth
and enhances the system’s performance. It natively supports up to eight (8) USB 3.0 ports,
fourteen (14) SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and M.2 support for faster data retrieval. It also enables the
iGPU function for Intel
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integrated graphics performance.
PCI Express
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3.0
PCI Express
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3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is the PCI Express bus standard that provides twice the
performance and speed of PCIe 2.0. It provides an optimal graphics performance,
unprecedented data speed and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility
to PCIe 1.0/2.0 devices.
3-WAY/Quad-GPU SLI and 3-WAY CrossFireX™ Support
This motherboad features NVIDIA 3-WAY/Quad SLI and 3-Way AMD CrossreX support that
enables mulit-GPU setup, giving you the full power of the latest graphics technologies. It also
features native support for 4K/UHD (ultra high denition) resolution of up to 4096 x 2160 via
HDMI or DisplayPort, resulting to four times the number of pixels for incredible visual clarity,
detail, and realism.
SATA Express support
SATA Express provides faster data transfer speeds of up to 10 Gb/s, allowing your system to
catch up with the speed of the SSDs. It also features backward compatibility with up to two
SATA drives of the same speed.
Chapter 1: Product Introduction