ASRock Z77 Extreme9 Motherboard
Voltage Regulator
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The CPU voltage regulator circuit of the ASRock Z77 Extreme9 has eight phases for the CPU main voltage (Vcc a.k.a. Vcore), two for the CPU VSA voltage (memory controller), and two for the CPU VTT voltage (PCI Express and DMI interfaces). Therefore, it uses an “8+2+2” configuration, which is incorrectly advertised by the manufacturer as “8+4.” The voltage regulator is controlled by an ISL6367 integrated circuit, using a hybrid design.
Figure 10: Voltage regulator circuit
The ASRock Z77 Extreme9 uses solid electrolytic capacitors manufactured in Japan. All coils on this motherboard are solid, ferrite-core models, which can provide up to 20% improvement in efficiency.
If you want to learn more about the voltage regulator circuit, please read our tutorial on the subject.