Gigabyte Z87X-UD7 TH Motherboard
Main Specifications
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The main specifications for the Gigabyte Z87X-UD7 TH include:
- Socket: LGA1150
- Chipset: Intel Z87 Express
- Super I/O: ITE IT8728FE
- Parallel ATA: None
- Serial ATA: Six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5) and four SATA-600 ports controlled by a Marvell 88SE9230 chip
- External SATA: None
- USB 2.0: Four USB 2.0 ports, available through two headers on the motherboard
- USB 3.0: 10 USB 3.0 ports, six on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers; eight of the ten ports are controlled by the chipset by the way of two Renesas μPD720210 hub chips
- FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
- Thunderbolt: Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, controlled by an Intel DSL5520 chip
- On-board video: Controlled by the CPU; one DisplayPort and one HDMI connectors
- On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC898 codec (7.1+2 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 110 dB SNR for the outputs, and 104 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical SPDIF output
- On-board LAN: Two Gigabit Ethernet ports, one controlled by two Intel I217V chips; Bluetooth 4.0 adapter
- Buzzer: No
- Infrared interface: No
- Power supply required: EPS12V
- Slots: Five PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (working at x0/x16/x0/x0/x0, x16/x0/x0/x16/x0, x16/x0/x0/x8/x8, and x8/x0/x8/x8/x8), and two PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, PLX PEX8747 switch chip
- Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-3000, 32 GiB maximum)
- Fan connectors: Two four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, five four-pin connector for an auxiliary fans, and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
- Extra features: Two BIOS chips, POST diagnostics display, voltage monitoring points, overclocking buttons, and block on the voltage regulator ready for liquid cooling solutions
- Number of CDs/DVDs provided: Two
- Programs included: Motherboard utilities and drivers
- More Information: https://www.gigabyte.com
- Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 430.00
* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.