ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASRock P55 Extreme4 are:

• Socket: 1156
• Chipset: Intel P55 Express
• Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6771F
• Parallel ATA: One ATA-133 port
• Serial ATA: Six SATA-300 ports (blue) controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10), two SATA-600 ports (white) controlled by a Marvell 88SE9128 chip (RAID 0 and 1), and two SATA-600 ports (white) controlled by a Marvell 88SE9120 chip.
• External SATA: One eSATA-600 port shared with the on-board “SATA3_4” port.
• USB: 12 USB 2.0 ports (six soldered on the rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard), two USB 3.0 ports (controlled by a NEC μPD720200 chip) on the rear panel, and two USB 3.0 ports (controlled by another NEC μPD720200 chip) on a front-panel adapter
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC892 codec (eight channels, no further technical information is available), with on-board coaxial and optical SPDIF outputs
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by one Realtek RTL8111E chip, connected to the system through a PCI Express x1 lane
• Buzzer: No
• Power supply required: EPS12V, ATX12V compatible
• Slots: Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (working at x8 when two video cards are installed and with CrossFireX and SLI support), three PCI Express x1 slots, and two standard PCI slots
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to 16 GB and up to DDR3-2600 through overclocking)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU, one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan, and three three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: THX TruStudio Pro OEM, CyberLink Power2Go 6.1 LE OEM, CyberLink MediaShow 4.1 SE OEM, Cyberlink PowerDVD 8.0 DTS Trial, CyberLink PowerDirector 8.0 Trial, CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5 Trial, motherboard drivers, and utilities
• Extra features: External clear CMOS button, POST diagnostics display, serial port, infrared port, and support for socket LGA775 CPU coolers
• More Information: https://www.asrock.com
• MSRP in the US: Information not available