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X299 UD4 EX (Rev. 1.0)

Intel® X299 Chipset
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Specifications

  • CPU
    1. Support for Intel® Core™ X series processors in the LGA2066 package
    2. L3 cache varies with CPU
    (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
  • Chipset
    1. Intel® X299 Express Chipset
  • Memory
    1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB of system memory
      * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU.
    2. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
      * Supported when using a 16-lane CPU.
    3. 4 channel memory architecture
      * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU.
    4. Dual channel memory architecture
      * Supported when using a 16-lane CPU.
    5. Support for DDR4 4400(O.C.) / 4333(O.C.) / 4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
    6. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM memory modules
    7. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
    (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
  • Audio
    1. Realtek® ALC1220 codec
    2. High Definition Audio
    3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    4. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    1. Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
    2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
    3. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
      (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
      * Refer to "1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration," for the installation notices for the PCI Express x16 slots.

    When using a 44 lane CPU (10-core or above):
      1-Way 2-Way 3-Way
    PCIEX16_1 ∨(x16) ∨(x16) ∨(x16)
    PCIEX16_2 ╳ ∨(x16) ∨(x16)
    PCIEX8 ╳ ╳ ∨(x8)
    ∨: Installed, ╳: Not Installed.

    When using a 28 lane CPU (6-core or above):
      1-Way 2-Way
    PCIEX16_1 ∨(x16) ∨(x16)
    PCIEX16_2 ╳ ∨(x8)
    PCIEX8 ╳ ╳
    ∨: Installed, ╳: Not Installed.

    When using a 16 lane CPU (4-core):
      1-Way 2-Way*
    PCIEX16_1 ∨(x8) ∨(x8)
    PCIEX16_2 ╳ ∨(x4)
    PCIEX8 ╳ ╳
    ∨: Installed, ╳: Not Installed.
    * Supports the CrossFire technology only.

  • Multi-Graphics Technology
    1. Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 3-Way (with 44-lane CPU) / 2-Way (with 44 & 28-lane CPU) NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
    2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 3-Way (with 44-lane CPU) / 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
  • Storage Interface
  • Chipset:
    1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_32G)
    2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G)
    3. 1 x U.2 connector (from the GC-M2-U2 adapter pre-installed in the M2Q_32G connector)
      * The M2Q_32G connector and the U.2 connector cannot be used at the same time.
    4. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
      * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2, U.2, and SATA connectors.
    Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
    Intel® VROC ready
  • USB
  • Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller (From GC-Alpine Ridge):
    1. 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connector (USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)
    Chipset+ASMedia® USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller:
    1. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
    Chipset:
    1. 10 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
    2. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 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 CPU fan header
    4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
    5. 2 x system fan headers
    6. 1 x 3 Amp fan/water cooling pump header
    7. 1 x digital LED strip header
    8. 1 x digital LED strip power select jumper
    9. 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable headers
    10. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
    11. 1 x U.2 connector (from the GC-M2-U2 adapter pre-installed in the M2Q_32G connector)
    12. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    13. 1 x Intel® VROC Upgrade Key header
    14. 1 x front panel header
    15. 1 x front panel audio header
    16. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    17. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers
    18. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    19. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
    20. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
    21. 1 x temperature sensor header
    22. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    2. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
    3. 6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
    4. 1 x RJ-45 port
    5. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
  • I/O Controller
    1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. Voltage detection
    2. Temperature detection
    3. Fan speed detection
    4. Water cooling flow rate detection
    5. Overheating warning
    6. Fan fail warning
    7. Fan speed control
      * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) 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 vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
      3D OSD
      @BIOS
      AutoGreen
      BIOS Setup
      Color Temperature
      Cloud Station
      EasyTune
      Easy RAID
      Fast Boot
      Game Boost
      ON/OFF Charge
      Platform Power Management
      RGB Fusion
      Smart Backup
      Smart Keyboard
      Smart TimeLock
      Smart HUD
      System Information Viewer
      USB Blocker
      V-Tuner
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Xpress Install
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
    2. cFosSpeed
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
  • Form Factor
    1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
  • Remark
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
    • CPU
      1. Support for Intel® Core™ X series processors in the LGA2066 package
      2. L3 cache varies with CPU
      (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
    • Chipset
      1. Intel® X299 Express Chipset
    • Memory
      1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB of system memory
        * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU.
      2. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
        * Supported when using a 16-lane CPU.
      3. 4 channel memory architecture
        * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU.
      4. Dual channel memory architecture
        * Supported when using a 16-lane CPU.
      5. Support for DDR4 4400(O.C.) / 4333(O.C.) / 4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
      6. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM memory modules
      7. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
      (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
    • Audio
      1. Realtek® ALC1220 codec
      2. High Definition Audio
      3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
      4. Support for S/PDIF Out
    • LAN
      1. Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
      2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
      3. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
        (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
        * Refer to "1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration," for the installation notices for the PCI Express x16 slots.

      When using a 44 lane CPU (10-core or above):
        1-Way 2-Way 3-Way
      PCIEX16_1 ∨(x16) ∨(x16) ∨(x16)
      PCIEX16_2 ╳ ∨(x16) ∨(x16)
      PCIEX8 ╳ ╳ ∨(x8)
      ∨: Installed, ╳: Not Installed.

      When using a 28 lane CPU (6-core or above):
        1-Way 2-Way
      PCIEX16_1 ∨(x16) ∨(x16)
      PCIEX16_2 ╳ ∨(x8)
      PCIEX8 ╳ ╳
      ∨: Installed, ╳: Not Installed.

      When using a 16 lane CPU (4-core):
        1-Way 2-Way*
      PCIEX16_1 ∨(x8) ∨(x8)
      PCIEX16_2 ╳ ∨(x4)
      PCIEX8 ╳ ╳
      ∨: Installed, ╳: Not Installed.
      * Supports the CrossFire technology only.

    • Multi-Graphics Technology
      1. Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 3-Way (with 44-lane CPU) / 2-Way (with 44 & 28-lane CPU) NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
      2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 3-Way (with 44-lane CPU) / 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
    • Storage Interface
    • Chipset:
      1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_32G)
      2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G)
      3. 1 x U.2 connector (from the GC-M2-U2 adapter pre-installed in the M2Q_32G connector)
        * The M2Q_32G connector and the U.2 connector cannot be used at the same time.
      4. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
      5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
        * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2, U.2, and SATA connectors.
      Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
      Intel® VROC ready
    • USB
    • Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller (From GC-Alpine Ridge):
      1. 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connector (USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)
      Chipset+ASMedia® USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller:
      1. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
      Chipset:
      1. 10 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
      2. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 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 CPU fan header
      4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
      5. 2 x system fan headers
      6. 1 x 3 Amp fan/water cooling pump header
      7. 1 x digital LED strip header
      8. 1 x digital LED strip power select jumper
      9. 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable headers
      10. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
      11. 1 x U.2 connector (from the GC-M2-U2 adapter pre-installed in the M2Q_32G connector)
      12. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
      13. 1 x Intel® VROC Upgrade Key header
      14. 1 x front panel header
      15. 1 x front panel audio header
      16. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
      17. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers
      18. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
      19. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
      20. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
      21. 1 x temperature sensor header
      22. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
    • Back Panel Connectors
      1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
      2. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
      3. 6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
      4. 1 x RJ-45 port
      5. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
    • I/O Controller
      1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
    • H/W Monitoring
      1. Voltage detection
      2. Temperature detection
      3. Fan speed detection
      4. Water cooling flow rate detection
      5. Overheating warning
      6. Fan fail warning
      7. Fan speed control
        * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) 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 vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
        3D OSD
        @BIOS
        AutoGreen
        BIOS Setup
        Color Temperature
        Cloud Station
        EasyTune
        Easy RAID
        Fast Boot
        Game Boost
        ON/OFF Charge
        Platform Power Management
        RGB Fusion
        Smart Backup
        Smart Keyboard
        Smart TimeLock
        Smart HUD
        System Information Viewer
        USB Blocker
        V-Tuner
      2. Support for Q-Flash
      3. Support for Xpress Install
    • Bundled Software
      1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
      2. cFosSpeed
    • Operating System
      1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
    • Form Factor
      1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
    • Remark
      1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
      2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

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