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GA-X99-SOC Champion (Rev. 1.0)

Intel® X99 Chipset
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Specifications

  • CPU
    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. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
      * Support for up to 256 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 memory modules (operates in non-ECC mode)
    * Note : For DDR4 XMP 3400MHz, please update BIOS to the latest version.
    ** 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 chip (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 operates at up to x4 mode.
      (All PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

    3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
      (All PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  • 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."
  • Storage Interface
  • Chipset:
    1. 1 x M.2 PCIe connector
      (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4x2/x1 SSD support)
      * Support for M.2 PCIe SSDs only.
    2. 1 x SATA Express connector
    3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)
    4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
      * Only AHCI mode is supported when an M.2 PCIe SSD or a SATA Express device is installed.
      (M2_20G and SATA Express connectors can only be used one at a time. The SATA Express connector becomes unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed, but the SATA3 4/5 connectors are still functional.)
    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.)
  • USB
  • Chipset:
    1. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports available through the internal USB header
    2. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
    Chipset + Renesas® uPD720210 USB 3.0 Hub:
    1. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
  • 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    4. 1 x OC PEG Power Connector
    5. 1 x SATA Express connector
    6. 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    7. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
    8. 1 x CPU fan header
    9. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
    10. 3 x system fan headers
    11. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
    12. 1 x OC Panel connector (for future expansion)
    13. 1 x front panel header
    14. 1 x front panel audio header
    15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    16. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
    17. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    18. 1 x serial port header
    19. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
    20. 1 x power button
    21. 1 x reset button
    22. 1 x Clear CMOS button
    23. 1 x CPU mode switch
    24. 1 x OC Trigger switch
    25. 1 x DualBIOS switch
    26. 1 x BIOS switch
    27. Voltage Measurement Points
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
    3. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    4. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    5. 1 x RJ-45 port
    6. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    7. 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
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
    2. Intel® Smart Response Technology
    3. cFosSpeed
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Windows 10/8.1/8/7
  • Form Factor
    1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm
  • 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™ 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. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
        * Support for up to 256 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 memory modules (operates in non-ECC mode)
      * Note : For DDR4 XMP 3400MHz, please update BIOS to the latest version.
      ** 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 chip (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 operates at up to x4 mode.
        (All PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

      3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
        (All PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    • 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."
    • Storage Interface
    • Chipset:
      1. 1 x M.2 PCIe connector
        (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe x4x2/x1 SSD support)
        * Support for M.2 PCIe SSDs only.
      2. 1 x SATA Express connector
      3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)
      4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
        * Only AHCI mode is supported when an M.2 PCIe SSD or a SATA Express device is installed.
        (M2_20G and SATA Express connectors can only be used one at a time. The SATA Express connector becomes unavailable when an M.2 SSD is installed, but the SATA3 4/5 connectors are still functional.)
      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.)
    • USB
    • Chipset:
      1. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports available through the internal USB header
      2. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
      Chipset + Renesas® uPD720210 USB 3.0 Hub:
      1. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
    • 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
      4. 1 x OC PEG Power Connector
      5. 1 x SATA Express connector
      6. 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
      7. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
      8. 1 x CPU fan header
      9. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
      10. 3 x system fan headers
      11. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
      12. 1 x OC Panel connector (for future expansion)
      13. 1 x front panel header
      14. 1 x front panel audio header
      15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
      16. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
      17. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
      18. 1 x serial port header
      19. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
      20. 1 x power button
      21. 1 x reset button
      22. 1 x Clear CMOS button
      23. 1 x CPU mode switch
      24. 1 x OC Trigger switch
      25. 1 x DualBIOS switch
      26. 1 x BIOS switch
      27. Voltage Measurement Points
    • Back Panel Connectors
      1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
      2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
      3. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
      4. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
      5. 1 x RJ-45 port
      6. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
      7. 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
    • Bundled Software
      1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
      2. Intel® Smart Response Technology
      3. cFosSpeed
    • Operating System
      1. Support for Windows 10/8.1/8/7
    • Form Factor
      1. E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.4cm
    • 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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