ASUS Announces the Fastest USB 3.1 solutions for Motherboards

ASUS announced the world’s fastest and first complete line-up of SuperSpeed+ USB 3.1 solutions, including a range of motherboards with built-in USB 3.1 and two ASUS USB 3.1 Cards. The latter are the new PCI Express® (PCIe®) expansion card with either dual Type-A sockets or reversible Type-C, that fits quickly and easily to bring breakneck speeds to existing PCs.

The ASUS USB 3.1 Type-A Card (Dual)

Joe Hsieh, ASUS Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Motherboard and Desktop System Business Unit, said: “As the world’s number-one motherboard brand, we lead by providing the very latest technology for ASUS customers to enjoy. We worked closely with ASMedia Technology Inc to maximize USB 3.1 performance on both ASUS motherboards and our USB 3.1 Card products, ensuring that ASUS customers enjoy the very fastest data transfers from the new standard — and before anyone else!” ASUS motherboards with dual 10Gbit/s USB 3.1 sockets and 2X-faster performance Twelve ASUS motherboards have dual Type-A USB 3.1 ports built in for instant 10Gbit/s connectivity. Products with two USB 3.1 sockets onboard are signified with a ‘/USB 3.1’ suffix and include X99-Pro/USB 3.1, X99-A/USB 3.1 (Transfer Express), X99-A/USB 3.1, X99-E WS/USB 3.1, Z97-Deluxe/USB 3.1, Z97-Pro (Wi-Fi ac)/USB 3.1, Z97-A/USB 3.1, Z97-E/USB 3.1, Z97-K/USB3.1, Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1/USB 3.1, B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 and B85-Plus/USB 3.1. Easy-fit ASUS USB 3.1 Card with dual Type-A ports or reversible Type-C The ASUS USB 3.1 Card is the world’s first USB 3.1 expansion card that fits swiftly into any PCIe x4, x8 or x16 slot to accelerate existing PCs to deliver lightning-speed transfers of up to 10Gbit/s. Available in two models, with either dual Type-A sockets or reversible Type-C, the new PCIe card is compatible immediately with all ASUS X99 and Z97 chipset-based motherboards and will be compatible soon with more ASUS motherboards via a simple BIOS and driver update. The USB 3.1 Type-A Card (Dual) is also included with two new motherboard bundles with a ‘/U3.1’ suffix — Rampage V Extreme/U3.1 and X99-Deluxe/U3.1 — preconfigured and ready to go. Both USB 3.1 PCIe cards are available to purchase individually. Exclusive ASUS USB 3.1 Boost for fastest-ever USB 3.1 data transfers All ASUS USB 3.1 solutions include the ASUS USB 3.1 Boost utility for the very fastest USB 3.1 data transfers. This ASUS-exclusive technology automatically pushes USB 3.1 performance even further, with sustained sequential read/write speeds of up to speeds of up to 854.6/863.9MB/s — figures achieved by ASUS engineers in our own labs. SPECIFICATIONS1 ASUS USB 3.1 Type-A Card (Dual) ASUS USB 3.1 Type-C Card (Single) Two Type-A 10Gbit/s USB 3.1 ports Backwardly compatible with USB 3.0/2.0/1.1 PCI Express 2.0 x4 interface (at x2 bandwidth) Compatible with PCI Express x4, x8, and x16 slots Windows 8, 8.1 and 7 (32/64-bit editions) Supports ASUS USB 3.1 Boost Dimensions: 7.3 x 7.9cm One Type-C 10Gbit/s USB 3.1 port PCI Express 2.0 x4 interface (at x2 bandwidth) Compatible with PCI Express x4, x8, and x16 slots Windows 8, 8.1 and 7 (32/64-bit editions) Supports ASUS USB 3.1 Boost Dimensions: 7.3 x 7.9cm ASUS USB 3.1 motherboard line-up* Full specifications are available at www.asus.com