The P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 motherboard brings users Intel® Smart Response Technology while also delivering the most flexible tuning of the core, graphics and memory.
Smart Response Technology allows users to experience the benefits of both SSD & HDD. The board combines SSD responsiveness with the capacity of HDD. This in turn results in a FASTER system boot and FASTER data retrieval!
The ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 features LucidLogix® Virtu, which is specifically designed for the Intel® Sandy Bridge platform's powerful integrated graphics. Its GPU virtualization dynamically assigns tasks to the best available graphics resources, providing greater flexibility and efficiency.
Exclusive ASUS features also include, Dual Intelligent Processors 2 which features DIGI+ VRM providing high system stability and efficiency, precise adjustment under BIOS &UI and an active cooling micro-processor. EPU provides system energy saving and real time power management. TPU delivers a second micro-processor to free CPU resources as well as easy O.C. and an instant performance boost through an on-board switch or the easy O.C. tool, TurboV EVO.
UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) offers users a flexible and simple BIOS graphical interface and mouse control.
This model is also rich in SPEC, including Quad USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s ports and one Intel® LAN, allowing users to experience the thrill of faster data transfer rates.
Includes the ASUS Front Panel USB 3.0 Box.
• Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM: Industry leading Digital 16-Phase Power Design (12-phase for CPU, 4-phase for iGPU)
• ASUS EPU & EPU switch: Automatically provides the most appropriate power usage to save power and money.
• ASUS TPU with Auto Tuning and TurboV: Providing simple steps to easy overclocking.
• GPU Boost: Upgrade your graphics performance by up to 48%
• BT GO! (Bluetooth): Folder Sync, BT Transfer, Shot & Send, BT to Net, Music Player, Personal Manager
• BT Turbo Remote: Exclusive Smartphone Interface supporting iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian systems
• MemOK!: Quickly ensures memory boot compatibility with failsafe settings.
• AI Suite II: One stop access to all Asus features.
• Ai Charger: Faster USB charging speed.
• Anti-Surge Protection: This special design prevents expensive devices and the motherboard from damage caused by power surges.
• ASUS EFI BIOS(EZ Mode):The most flexible and easy to use Bios.
• Disk Unlocker: Allows support for 2.2TB HDD and above.
• Fanless Design: Silent Heat-sink solution
• Fan Xpert: Smart thermal control via fan speed detection
• ASUS Q-Shield: Extra Secure I/O Shield
• CrashFree BIOS 3: Restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk
• EZ Flash 2: Easily update your systems bios firmware.
• ASUS Q-Code: Allows easy fault diagnosis
• ASUS Q-Slot: Easy access expansion slots.
• ASUS Q-DIMM: Easy access DIMM slots.
• ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED):
• ASUS Q-Connector: Easy access front panel connector
• ASUS Front Panel USB 3.0 Box.
Form Factor: ATX
CPU Socket: 1155
QPI Speed: N/A
System Bus: N/A
Chipset: Intel Z68
Memory Type: DDR3
Memory Channel: Dual
Memory Type (ECC): Non-ECC
Memory Type (R/U): Unbuffered
Memory Speed (Mhz): DDR3 - 1066 DDR3 - 1333 DDR3 - 1600 DDR3 - 1866(OC) DDR3 - 2133(OC) DDR3 - 2200(OC)
Memory Capacity: 32GB
Graphics On Board: No
Graphics Connectors:
Graphics Interface: PCIe 3.0 (x16)
SLI: Yes
SLI Support:
Hybrid SLI: No
Hybrid Crossfire: No
Crossfire: Yes
Water Cooled: No
Expansion Slots: 2 x PCI (32 bit) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 Bandwidth) 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16
SATA: SATA III - 6Gb/s
RAID: SATA
Back Panel:
2 x 10/100/1000 (LAN)
1 x 7.1 Audio I/O
1 x Bluetooth
1 x Clear CMOS Button
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
1 x Firewire (6pin)
1 x Powered eSATA
1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo
1 x SPDIF Out (Coaxial)
1 x SPDIF Out (Optical)
8 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.0
Internal I/O:
1 x 24pin (V)
1 x 8pin (V)
5 x Fan Header (V)
1 x Firewire 400
1 x FP Audio Header
1 x MemOK! Button
4 x Memory Slots (DDR3)
1 x Reset Button
4 x SATA II - 3Gb/s
4 x SATA III - 6Gb/s
1 x SPDIF-Out Header
1 x START (Power On) button
1 x System panel connector
2 x USB 2.0 Header
1 x USB 3.0 Header
