Η ASUS Z97 βασίζεται σε Intel-Z97 Express chipset και υποστηρίζει επεξεργαστές Intel με βάση το socket 1150. Έχει τέσσερις υποδοχές DIMM και υποστηρίζει έως 32GB μνήμης DDR3. Επίσης διαθέτει τρεις PCIe-2.0/3.0 x16 Slot με υποστήριξη Quad CrossFireX και Quad SLI τεχνολογίας.
- Τοποθέτηση: ATX Form Factor 12.0 inch x 8.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm ).
- Υποδοχή CPU: Socket 1150.
- Υποστηριζόμενοι Επεξεργαστές: Intel Socket 1150 for the 5th/New 4th/4th Generation Core i7/Core i5/Core i3/Pentium/Celeron Processors , Supports Intel 22 nm CPU, Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
- Chipset: Intel Z97.
- Υποστήριξη Καρτών Γραφικών: 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8), 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x2 mode).
- Θύρες Επέκτασεις: 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 2 x PCI.
- Υποδοχές Μνήμης: 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 3200(O.C.)/3100(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2250(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory, Dual Channel Memory Architecture , Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP).
- Υποστήριξη Δίσκων: 1 x SATA Express port, compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports, 1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M Key, type 2260/2280 storage, devices support (PCIE mode), 4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray, Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
- Θύρες Επικοινωνίας (Εξωτερικές): 1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple), 1 x PS/2 mouse (green), 1 x DVI-D, 1 x D-Sub, 1 x HDMI, 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s), 4 x USB 3.0 (blue), 2 x USB 2.0 , 3 x Audio jack(s)
- Εσωτερικές Συνδέσεις: 1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) (19-pin), 3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s), 1 x M.2 Socket 3 for M Key, type 2260/2280 devices, 1 x TPM header, 1 x COM port(s) connector(s) , 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s), 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin), 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (2 x 4 -pin), 1 x S/PDIF out header(s), 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s), 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s), 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP), 1 x System panel(s) , 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector(s), 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
- On-Board Συσκευές:
- Κάρτα γραφικών: Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel HD Graphics support , Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI-D/RGB ports .
- Κάρτα δικτύου: Intel I218V, 1 x Gigabit LAN, Dual interconnect between the Integrated Media Access Controller (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY), Gigabit Intel LAN Connection- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) appliance.
- Κάρτα ήχου: Realtek ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC featuring Crystal Sound 2