ASRock X79 Extreme9 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASRock X79 Extreme9 include:

• Socket: 2011
• Chipset: Intel X79 Express
• Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6776F
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Four SATA-300 ports, two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5), and six SATA-600 ports controlled by two Marvell 88SE9172 chips and one Marvell 88SE9220 chip, all supporting RAID 0 and 1
• External SATA: Two eSATA-600 ports controlled by another Marvel 88SE9172 chip (RAID 0 and 1)
• USB 2.0: 10 USB 2.0 ports, six soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Eight USB 3.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard, controlled by two Texas Instruments TUSB7340 chips
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one soldered on the motherboard rear panel and one available on a motherboard header, controlled by a VIA VT6315N chip
• On-board video: No
• On-board audio: No
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Broadcom BCM57781 chip, an additional Gigabit Ethernet port on the Game Blaster sound card
• Buzzer: No
• Infrared interface: Yes
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: Five PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (x16/x0/x16/x0/x8 or x8/x8/x8/x8/x8, supporting SLI and CrossFireX) and one PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot, PLX PEX8605 switch chip
• Memory: Eight DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2400, 64 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler and three three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: POST diagnostics display, legacy serial port, Game Blaster sound card
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.asrock.com
• Average price in the U.S.*: USD 345.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this review.