Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) is the unique combination of CPU and GPU computing technologies. It is designed to vastly improve today's Internet, video processing, playback, and gaming experiences.
The AMD A50M Hudson M1 chipset can support 4 x native SATA3 ports which provides faster data transfer rate than the third party SATA3 IC.
DirectX® 11
DirectX® 11 is the very latest in high-speed, high-fidelity gaming and computing. It can enable not just more visually stunning games, but significant performance improvements in some of your favorite websites and everyday applications.
DuraCap
ASRock DuraCap featuring all solid capacitor design, 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors which can last 2.5 times longer lifespan.
SATA3 & eSATA3
Enjoy 6 Gb/s high transfer speed now! Maximum your harddisk performance with SATA3.0. SATA3 technology enables the incredible data transfer rate up to 6 Gb/s speed which is 2X faster speed over SATA2.
Provide the Most Convenient eSATA3 device connectivity eSATA3, the much-anticipated interface, can not only provide the faster transfer speed up to 6 Gb/s but also the hassle-free computing environment.
USB 3.0
10X Faster Speed! Speed up to 5 Gb/s
Delivering data transfer rates up to 10X faster than USB 2.0 with optimized power efficiency. USB 3.0 technology advances the data transfer rate up to 5Gb/s.
HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
This motherboard supports HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) which is an interface standard for transferring uncompressed video data and delivering multi-channel audio through a single cable. Both video and audio data signals transferred through the HDMI™ interface are digital without being converted into analog, therefore it delivers the richest pictures and the most realistic sounds.
Graphical UEFI – The Revolutionary BIOS Interface
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a revolutionary BIOS utility which offers tweak-friendly options in an advanced viewing interface. Compared with traditional BIOS design, the latest UEFI utility provides lots improved functions. The major features of UEFI include: 1. Graphical Visual Experience – UEFI provides an improved visual interface with colorful icons and makes your computing environment more versatile to replace the traditional dull BIOS page. 2. Mouse Enabling – Besides keyboard control, you can freely use mouse to select your ideal settings in UEFI as well. 3. Supports 3TB bootable HDD - UEFI breaks the limitations of 2TB bootable HDD on traditional BIOS. With UEFI, you can enjoy 3TB bootable HDD size.*
*Windows® Vista™ 64bit or Windows® 7 64bit OS is required.