APU
AMD® FM2+ socket for AMD® A-Series/Athlon™ series processors
Supports CPU up to 4 cores
AMD® Turbo Core Technology 3.0 support
•The AMD® Turbo Core Technology 3.0 support depends on the APU types.
Chipset
AMD® A88X FCH
Memory
2 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 32GB unbuffered non-ECC
DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules
Dual-channel memory architecture
Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP) memory
• Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of indivudal
APUs.
•The maximum 32GB memory capacity can be supported with 16GB or above DIMMs. ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are available in the market.
•When you install a total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit
operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. We recommend a
maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system.
Graphics Integrated AMD Radeon™ R/HD 8000/ HD 7000 Series Graphics in
A-Series APU
Multi-VGA output
support: HDMI, DVI, D-Sub ports
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution of
4096x2160@24Hz/1920x1200@60Hz
- Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolution of 2560x1600@60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution of 1920x1600@60Hz
- Maximum shared memory of 2G
- Supports AMD® Dual Graphics technology
•Only FM2+ APU can support up to 4096x2160 resolution display via HDMI port.
Expansion slots
1 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot*
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
1 x PCI slot
* Only FM2+ processors can support PCIe 3.0.
Storage
AMD® A88X FCH:
- 6 x Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5,
RAID 10 and JBOD support
LAN
Realtek® 8111GR PCIe Gigabit LAN controller
Audio
Realtek® ALC887-VD 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
•Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support a
7.1-channel audio output.
USB
AMD® A88X FCH:
- 4 x USB 3.0 ports* (2 ports at the back panel [blue], 2 ports at midboard)
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports at the back panel, 4 ports at mid-board)
* Supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost
Rear panel I/O ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x HDMI port
1 x DVI-D port
1 x D-Sub output port
1 x LAN (RJ-45) port
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue)
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
3-jack 7.1-channel audio I/O ports
Internal connectors
1 x 19-pin USB 3.0/2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB ports
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 4 USB ports
6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors
1 x System panel connector
1 x Internal speaker connector
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan connector
1 x 4-pin Chassis Fan connector
1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP)
1 x S/PDIF out header
1 x 24-pin EATX power connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x COM connector
1 x TPM connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
BIOS features
64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS
2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree
BIOS 3, My Favorites, Quick Note, Last Modified Log, F12 PrintScreen
function, F3 Shortcut functions, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence
Detect) memory information
Support DVD
Drivers
ASUS utilities
ASUS Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
OS support
Windows® 8.1/ 8.1 64-bit
Windows® 8/ 8 64-bit
Windows® 7/ 7 64-bit
Windows® XP
Form factor
mATX form factor: 8.9 in. x 7.4 in. (22.6 cm x 18.8 cm)
Package included:
1PCS ASUS A88XM-E Motherboard M-ATX
1PCS I/O Shield Backplane
2PCS SATA Cable