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ASRock X299 Extreme4 Motherboard Review

by Bartosz Waluk01266

Specifications and Features

 

 

  • Unique Feature

     
    ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2
    – ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
    – ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
    ASRock Super Alloy
    – XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
    – Premium 60A Power Choke
    – Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
    – Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
    – Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
    – Matte Black PCB
    – High Density Glass Fabric PCB
    ASRock Steel Slots
    ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
    ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
    ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
  • CPU
    – Supports Intel® Core™ X-Series Processor Family for the LGA 2066 Socket
    – Digi Power design
    – 11 Power Phase design
    – Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*

    *Please note that the 4-Core processors only support Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0.
  • Chipset
    – Intel® X299
  • Memory
    – Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
    – 8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
    – Supports DDR4 4200+(OC)* / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2800(OC) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
    – Supports non-ECC RDIMM (Registered DIMM)
    – Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB**
    – Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
    – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

    *The maximum memory frequency supported may vary by processor type.

    **Due to Intel® microcode updates, RDIMM is not supported with BIOS version 1.40 or above.

    ***Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

  • BIOS
    – 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
    – ACPI 6.1 Compliant wake up events
    – SMBIOS 3.0 Support
    – CPU, DRAM, VPPM, VTTM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCSFR, VCCPLL, PEGRCOMP Voltage Multi-adjustment
  • Graphics
    – n/a
  • Audio
    – 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
    – Premium Blu-ray Audio support
    – Supports Surge Protection
    – Supports Purity Sound™ 4
    – Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
    – 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
    – NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
    – Pure Power-In
    – Direct Drive Technology
    – PCB isolate shielding
    – Impedance Sensing on Front Out port
    – Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
    – 15μ Gold Audio Connector
    – Supports DTS Connect
  • LAN
    – Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
    – Giga PHY Intel® I219V
    – Supports Wake-On-LAN
    – Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
    – Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
    – Supports PXE
  • Slots
    – 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots*
    – 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot**
    – Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
    – Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™ and SLI™
    – 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module
    – 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2 and PCIE3)

    *If you install CPU with 44 lanes, PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4 will run at x16/x16/x4.
    If you install CPU with 28 lanes, PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4 will run at x16/x8/x4.
    If you install CPU with 16 lanes, PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4 will run at x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4.
    Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks**If PCIE1 slot is occupied, M2_3 slot will be disabled.
  • Storage
    – 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 15 and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
    – 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
    – 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

    *If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will be disabled.
    If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will be disabled.**Supports Intel® Optane™ Technology
    Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
    Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
  • Connector
    – 1 x Virtual RAID On CPU Header
    – 1 x TPM Header
    – 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
    – 2 x RGB LED Headers*
    – 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)**
    – 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***
    – 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
    – 1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
    – 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
    – 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
    – 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
    – 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin)*****
    – 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x Performance Mode / Easy OC Header

    *Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

    **The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.

    ***The CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

    ****The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.
    CPU_OPT/W_PUMP1, CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 and CHA_FAN3/W_PUMP2 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

    *****The Thunderbolt™ AIC card can be installed in the enabled PCIe slot (depending on CPU type).

  • Rear Panel I/O
    – 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
    – 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
    – 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
    – 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
    – 1 x Clear CMOS Button
    – HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
  • Software and UEFI
    Software
    – ASRock A-Tuning
    – ASRock RGB LED
    – ASRock XFast LAN
    UEFI
    – ASRock EZ Mode
    – ASRock Full HD UEFI
    – ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
    – ASRock Instant Flash
    – ASRock Internet Flash
    – ASRock Crashless BIOS
    – ASRock UEFI System Browser
    – ASRock UEFI Tech Service
    – ASRock Easy RAID Installer

    *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
  • Support CD
    – Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
  • Accessories
    – Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
    – 4 x SATA Data Cables
    – 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card
    – 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
    – 1 x WiFi Bracket
  • Hardware Monitor
    – Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA, VCCSFR
  • Form Factor
    – ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
  • OS
    – Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit
  • Certifications
    – FCC, CE
    – ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

 

Bartosz Waluk aka Woomack is from Poland. He's been interested in computer hardware and extreme overclocking for over 20 years. Bart also has over 17 years of experience in IT, which includes sales, technical support, and computer building ... but not only. He joined the Funky Kit team in January 2013.

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