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Intel® QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) Intel’s latest system interconnect design increases bandwidth and lowers latency. Supports the Intel® Core™ i7-965 processor Extreme Edition
at 6.4 and 4.8 GT/s and Intel® Core™ i7-940 and i7-920 processors.
PCI Express* 2.0 Interface PCI Express 2.0 delivers up to 16GB/s bandwidth per port, providing leading-edge graphics performance and flexibility with support for dual x16 and
up to quad x8 graphic card configurations, or any combinations in between. The Intel X58 IOH provides an additional 4 lanes that can be used for
graphics or I/O for a total of 36 PCI Express lanes.
Intel® High Definition Audio
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Integrated audio support enables premium digital surround sound and delivers advanced features such as multiple audio streams and jack re-tasking.
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
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With additional hard drives added, provides quicker access to digital photo, video and data files with RAID 0, 5, and 10, and greater data protection
against a hard disk drive failure with RAID 1, 5, and 10. Support for external SATA (eSATA) enables the full SATA interface speed outside the chassis,
up to 3 Gb/s.
Intel® Rapid Recover Technology Intel’s latest data protection technology provides a recovery point that can be used to quickly recover a system should a hard drive fail or if there is
data corruption. The clone can also be mounted as a read-only volume to allow a user to recover individual files.
Intel® Turbo Memory Intel’s innovative NAND cache designed to improve the responsiveness of applications, application load times, and system boot performance. Intel
Turbo Memory, paired with the Intel X58 Express Chipset, also allows the user to easily control the applications or data in the cache using the new
Intel® Turbo Memory Dashboard interface, boosting performance further.
Serial ATA (SATA) 3 Gb/s High-speed storage interface supports faster transfer rate for improved data access with up to 6 SATA ports.
eSATA SATA interface designed for use with external SATA devices. It provides a link for 3 Gb/s data speeds to eliminate
bottlenecks found with current external storage solutions.
SATA Port Disable Enables individual SATA ports to be enabled or disabled as needed. This feature provides added protection of data by preventing malicious removal or
insertion of data through SATA ports. Especially targeted for eSATA ports.
USB Port Disable Enables individual USB ports to be enabled or disabled as needed. This feature provides added protection of data by preventing malicious removal or
insertion of data through USB ports.
Intel® X58 Express Chipset Features at a Glance
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