CPU – 1 Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel® Core™ i5 series processor/ Intel® Core™ i3 series processor in the LGA1156 package
2 L3 cache varies with CPU
Chipset – Intel® H55 Express Chipset
Memory – 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 1666+/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
Onboard Graphics – 1 x D-Sub port
1 x DVI-D port (Note 3) (Note 4)
1 x HDMI port(Note 4)
1 x DisplayPort (Note 4)
Audio -Realtek ALC889 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for Dolby® Home Theater
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In
LAN – 1 x RTL8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots – 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
( The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
3 x PCI Express x1 slots
3 x PCI slots
USB – Chipset: Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel (Note 5), 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)
NEC D720200F1 chip: Up to 2 USB 3.0 ports on the back panel
I/O Controller – iTE IT8720 chip
H/W Monitoring – System voltage detection
CPU/System temperature detection
CPU/System/Power fan speed detection
CPU overheating warning
CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
CPU/System fan speed control
BIOS – 2 x 64 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOS™
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features – Support for @BIOS
Support for Q-Flash
Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune (Note 7)
Support for Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
Support for Smart 6™
Support for Auto Green
Support for Q-Share
Bundled Software – Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System – Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP