1.     Support for Intel^® Core™ i7 processors in the LGA2011-3 package

2.     Support for Intel^® Xeon^® E5-1600 / E5-2600 / E5-4600 v3 / v4 processors in the LGA2011-3 package

3.     L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

·         Chipset

1.     Intel^® X99 Express Chipset

·         Memory

1.     8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory
* Support for up to 512 GB of system memory when using Registered DIMMs.
* Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.

2.     4 channel memory architecture

3.     Support for DDR4 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2133 MHz memory modules

4.     Support for non-ECC memory modules

5.     Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

6.     Support for RDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx4/2Rx4 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

·         Audio

1.     Realtek^® ALC1150 codec

2.     High Definition Audio

3.     2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

4.     Support for S/PDIF Out

·         LAN

1.     Intel^® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

·         Expansion Slots

1.     2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIE_1/PCIE_2)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIE_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIE_1 and PCIE_2 slots.

2.     2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIE_3/PCIE_4)
* The PCIE_4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIE_1 slot. When the PCIE_4 slot is populated, the PCIE_1 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
* When an 28 lane CPU is installed, the PCIE_2 slot operates at up to x8 mode and the PCIE_3 slot will be disabled.
(All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

3.     2 x PCI Express x1 slots
(The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

·         Storage Interface

Chipset:

1.     1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)

2.     1 x SATA Express connector

3.     6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)

4.     SATA connectors support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

Chipset:

5.     4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (sSATA3 0~3), supporting IDE and AHCI modes only
(An operating system installed on the SATA3 0~5 ports cannot be used on the sSATA 0~3 ports.)

·         Multi-Graphics Technology

1.     Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies

2.     Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

* The 4-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ configuration is not supported when an i7-5820K CPU is installed. To set up a 3-Way SLI configuration, refer to "1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA^® SLI™ Configuration."

·         USB

Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1.     1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

2.     1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

Chipset+Renesas^® USB 3.0 Hub:

3.     3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

Chipset:

4.     4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB headers)

5.     8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

·         Internal I/O Connectors

1.     1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2.     1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

3.     1 x PCIe power connector

4.     1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector

5.     1 x SATA Express connector

6.     10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

7.     1 x CPU fan header

8.     1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)

9.     3 x system fan headers

10.                                                1 x front panel header

11.                                                1 x front panel audio header

12.                                                1 x S/PDIF Out header

13.                                                2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers

14.                                                2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

15.                                                1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

16.                                                1 x Clear CMOS jumper

·         Back Panel Connectors

1.     1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

2.     1 x DisplayPort In port

3.     1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support

4.     1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)

5.     3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

6.     4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

7.     1 x RJ-45 port

8.     1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

9.     5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

·         I/O Controller

1.     iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

·         H/W Monitoring

1.     System voltage detection

2.     CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection

3.     CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection

4.     CPU/System/Chipset overheating warning

5.     CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning

6.     CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

·         BIOS

1.     2 x 128 Mbit flash

2.     Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

3.     Support for DualBIOS™

4.     PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

·         Unique Features

1.     Support for APP Center
* Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
@BIOS
Ambient LED
EasyTune
EZ Setup
Fast Boot
Cloud Station
ON/OFF Charge
Smart TimeLock
Smart Recovery 2
System Information Viewer
USB Blocker
V-Tuner

2.     Support for Q-Flash

3.     Support for Smart Switch

4.     Support for Xpress Install

·         Bundle Software

1.     Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)

2.     Intel^® Smart Response Technology

3.     cFosSpeed

·         Operating System

1.     Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit

2.     Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
* Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.

·         Form Factor

1.     ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm