Following the successful launch of a complete range of ASUS X79-based motherboards, the brand has scored another accolade in the form of its first Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) certified Socket LGA 2011 board, the P9X79 DELUXE, which features 2400MHz RAM. The ROG Rampage IV Extreme also hosts the current X79 RAM speed record at 2700MHz, made possible thanks to exhaustive development and testing, as well as focused investment in exclusive power delivery and overclocking technologies.
Intel® Extreme Memory Profile initiative
To promote better-performing memory designs that cater to the needs of high-end gaming applications and other areas where overclocking may be desirable, Intel® and partners ASUS and Kingston® have been actively encouraging the implementation of XMP standards. These require motherboards support higher memory voltages, more flexible timing and tuning options, plus improved clock speeds and the highest efficiency in design. The P9X79 DELUXE is the first X79 board certified XMP to offer users 2400MHz memory, opening up new performance avenues with confidence and improved stability. As an official Intel® program, XMP mandates motherboard evaluation and certification, offering consumers further assurance that a board enables greater reliability, safe and stable overclocking, and increased performance. Certification indicates designs that go beyond basic reference specifications, and in the case of the P9X79 DELUXE, maintains the ASUS belief that consumers should always have the best possible hardware, without compromise. XMP certification for the P9X79 DELUXE was attained using Kingston® HyperX quad-channel memory kits, a result of the long-standing relationship ASUS has with major memory makers.“Kingston is very excited that the ASUS P9X79 DELUXE is the first X79 board certified XMP by Intel, which was achieved using Kingston HyperX quad-channel kits. We are very happy to partner with Intel and ASUS again to bring this new high performance solution to market”, said Ann Bai, Kingston DRAM Memory Sales Director ― APAC Region, when speaking on the P9X79 DELUXE.
More information on the Intel® XMP program can be found at this link:
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/gaming-computers/core-i7-extreme-memory-suppliers-1111-datasheet.html