| Features |
Benefits |
| 800 MHz system bus |
Front Side Bus (FSB) support for high-performance Intel® processors. Delivers great system performance. |
| Supports Hyper-Threading Technology† |
Enables increased system responsiveness and performance for multi-tasking. |
| Supports Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology |
Enables 64-bit memory addressability for greater workstation application flexibility |
| LGA775 socket |
LGA775 socket supports high performance Intel desktop processors. |
| PCI Express* bus architecture |
PCI Express* x16 graphics delivers up to 4 GB/s per direction for up to 3.5 times more bandwidth than AGP8X21. PCI Express x1 I/O offers 500 MB/s concurrently, up to 3.5 times more bandwidth than PCI at 133 MB/s32.
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| Dual-channel DDR2 |
Flexible memory support for dual-channel DDR2 533/DDR2 400 memory, providing up to 8.5 GB/s of memory bandwidth, in RAM configurations up to a maximum of 4 GB. |
| Direct Media Interface (DMI) |
For I/O intensive applications, new serial bus delivers up to 2.0 GB/s of concurrent bandwidth between the memory and I/O controllers, compared to 266 MB/s with previous-generation architecture. |
| Intel® High Definition Audio |
Support for new entertainment formats such as 7.1 surround sound, Dolby* Digital, and DTS*. Audio codec support for 192 kHz quality, multiple streams, and better voice input for speech recognition and voice-over-IP. |
| 4 Serial ATA Ports (SATA/150) |
Integrated serial ATA controller facilitates high-speed data transfers at up to 150 MB/s for each of 4 ports. Allows easier hard drive upgrades and expansion for new SATA optical drives with 4 SATA/150 ports. |
| Intel® Matrix Storage Technology with ICH6R or RW only |
Boosts storage performance with RAID 0 while helping to protect your digital memories with RAID 1 on the same disks. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) can further boost performance and provides native hot plug for drive hot swaps. |
| Ultra ATA/100 |
Utilizes the existing industry hard drive and optical drive interfaces. |
| Integrated high-speed USB 2.0 ports |
Eight ports offer up to 40X greater bandwidth over USB 1.1 for high-speed I/O peripherals, such as digital video cameras. |
