Features and Specifications
Lets take a look at the impressive list of features this board offers:
| CPU Support: |
Supports Intel® Core™ i7 processor family for the LGA 2011 Socket
– Digi Power Design – 16 + 2 Power Phase Design – Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology – Supports Hyper-Threading Technology – Supports Untied Overclocking Technology |
| Chipset: | Intel X79 Express. |
| Memory Support: |
Quad Channel DDR3 memory technology
– 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots
– Supports DDR3 2400+(OC)/1600/1333/1066/800 non-ECC, un-buffered memory – Supports DDR3 ECC, un-buffered memory with Intel® Workstation 1S Xeon® processors E5 16xx/26xx/46xx series in socket LGA 2011 – Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB* – Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 |
| Networking: |
PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
– Broadcom BCM57781
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| Audio: | 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec) – Premium Blu-ray audio support – Supports THX TruStudio™ |
| Expansion slots: |
– 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: x16/8/16/0 mode or x16/8/8/8 mode)
– 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot – 2 x PCI slots – Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ , 4-Way CrossFireX™ , 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ – Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™ , 4-Way SLI™ , 3-Way SLI™ and SLI™ |
| Connectors: | – 4 x SATA2 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel® Rapid Storage 3.0), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions – 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors – 1 x IR header – 1 x CIR header – 1 x COM port header – 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header – 1 x IEEE 1394 header – 1 x Power LED header – CPU/Chassis/Power connectors – 24 pin ATX power connector – 8 pin 12V power connector – SLI/XFire power connector – Front panel audio connector – 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) – 2 x USB 3.0 headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) – 1 x Dr. Debug with LED |
| USB 3.0 Ports: |
– 4 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by TI, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s |
| Bios: | – 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support – Supports “Plug and Play” – ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events – Supports jumperfree – SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support – CPU, VCCSA, DRAM, VTT, CPU PLL, PCH1.1V, PCH1.5V Voltage Multi-adjustment |
Board Features:
ASRock XFast RAM is a new function that is included into ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU). It fully utilizes the memory space that cannot be used under Windows® 32-bit OS. ASRock XFast RAM also shortens the loading time of previously visited websites, making web surfing faster than ever. And it also boosts the speed of Adobe Photoshop 5 times faster. Another advantage of ASRock XFast RAM is that it reduces the frequency of accessing your SSDs or HDDs in order to extend their lifespan.
ASRock XFast LAN is a smart productivity tool to help you manage your priorities of internet applications, simplify your digital life and accomplish more. The innovative features include : Internet Application Prioritization, Lower Latency in Game, Traffic Shaping and Real-Time Analysis of Your Data. It’s the smartest way to control your web programs.
ASRock XFast USB Technology redefines the new standard in high performance computing. Proving once again to be the pioneer in motherboard industry, ASRock XFast USB Series Motherboards integrate with the latest XFast USB Technology which delivers the world’s fastest USB data transfer speed. According to the below graph, it shows that the ASRock XFast USB technology can even boost USB 3.0 performance up to 5X faster!
More Precise, More Efficient
By adopting digital pulse-width modulation (PWM), the ASRock motherboard can provide CPU Vcore voltage more efficiently and smoothly. Compared to analog PWM, digital PWM can optimize the CPU power solution and provide a proper and stable Vcore for the processor.
Top-Class Quality Guaranteed
Premium Gold Caps are luxury capacitors. These 100% Japan-made solid capacitors are sleek, high gloss caps with a premium gold coating representing long life and stable performance.
Intel X79 Express Chipset
Overview
Get the most out of your gaming and digital media content creation experience with Intel® X79 Express chipset and Intel® Core™ i7 processor based PCs. The unlocked processor in the LGA 2011 socket allow a customized performance experience of the platform by changing the processor core multipliers and DDR3 memory ratios. The Intel® X79 Express chipset delivers maximum processing power and premium digital surround sound exactly through a combination of smart features, giving extreme gamers and demanding enthusiasts exactly what they need.
More information can be found here : http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/performance-chipsets/x79-express-chipset.html
Features and benefits
| Support for 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor family in LGA 2011 socket | Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family in LGA 2011 socket only. |
|---|---|
| Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise 3.0 |
With additional Solid State Drives or Hard Disk Drives added, provides quicker access to digital photo, video and data files with RAID 0, 5 and 10, and greater data protection against a drive failure with RAID 1, 5, 10. |
| Intel® Identity Protection Technology | Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT) provides a simple way for websites and organizations to validate that a user is logging in from a trusted PC, protecting your account against remote takeover even if your username and password have been phished. |
| PCI Express* 2.0 Interface | Offers up to 5 GT/s for fast access to peripheral devices and networking with up to 8 PCI Express 2.0 x1 ports, configurable as 2 x1s and 1 x4 depending on motherboard designs.t |
| Intel® High Definition Audio | Integrated audio support enables premium digital surround sound and delivers advanced features such as multiple audio streams and jack re-tasking. |
| Universal Serial Bus (USB) | Hi-speed USB 2.0 provides greater enhancement in performance with a design data rate of up to 480 megabits per second (Mbps) with up to 14 USB 2.0 ports. |
| Intel® Integrated 10/100/1000 MAC | Support for the Intel® Gigabit Network Connection. |
| Green Technology | Manufactured with lead-free and halogen-free component packages. |
