Asrock X58 Specifications
With the new X58 chipset on the market the S1366 seems to have to got another speed bost, we are today looking at the Asrock X58 Extreme 3 motherboard which is filled with some nice features. The queston is though will we see some performance difference compared to older S1366 boards?
About Asrock:
More information on their website, http://www.asrock.com/general/about.asp
Specifications:
| CPU | - Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i7 Processor Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology - System Bus up to 6400 MT/s; Intel® QuickPath Interconnect - Advanced V8 Power Phase Design - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology - Supports EM64T CPU |
| Chipset | - Northbridge: Intel® X58 - Southbridge: Intel® ICH10R |
| Memory | - Triple Channel DDR3 memory technology - 6 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2000(OC)/1866(OC)/1600(OC)/1333(OC)/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Supports DDR3 ECC, un-buffered memory with Intel® Workstation 1S Xeon® processors 3500 series - Max. capacity of system memory: 24GB* - Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)** *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. **Due to Intel® CPU spec definition, XMP DIMMs and DDR3 2000/1866/1600 are supported for one DIMM per channel only. |
| BIOS | - 8Mb AMI Legal BIOS - Supports “Plug and Play” - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, IOH, ICH, VTT, IOH/ICH PCIE, CPU PLL, IOH CSI, VCORE Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) |
| Audio, Video and Networking | |
| Graphics | - n/a |
| Audio | - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection - DAC with 110dB dynamic range (VIA® VT2020 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support |
| LAN | - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111DL - Supports Wake-On-LAN |
| Expansion / Connectivity | |
| Slots | - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (blue @ x16 mode) - 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (white @ x4 mode) (Double-wide slot spacing between each PCI-E slot) - 1 x PCI Express x1 slot - 2 x PCI slots - Supports ATI™ CrossFireX™ and Quad CrossFireX™ - Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ and Quad SLI™ |
| SATA3 | - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9128, support hardware RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and “Hot Plug” functions (SATA3_2 connector is shared with eSATA3 port) |
| USB 3.0 | - 2 x USB 3.0 ports by NEC MPD720200, support USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s |
| Connector | - 6 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel® Matrix Storage), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug functions - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x TPM header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion header - 1 x Power LED header - CPU/Chassis/NB/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) - 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED) |
| Rear Panel I/O | I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 5 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports - 1 x Powered eSATAIII/USB 2.0 Connector - 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone |
| Other Features / Miscellaneous | |
| Unique Feature | - ASRock OC Tuner - Intelligent Energy Saver - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock OC DNA - Hybrid Booster: - CPU Frequency Stepless Control - ASRock U-COP - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) - Good Night LED |
| Smart Switch | - 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED |
| Support CD | - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite – OEM and Trial; Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB – Trial) |
| Accessories | - 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - Floppy/ATA 133 Cables - 4 x SATA Data Cables (optional) - 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (optional) |
| Hardware Monitor | - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/NB/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore |
| Form Factor | - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) |
| OS | - Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit compliant |
| Certifications | - FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) |
The Product:
Please click on thumbnails to get bigger pictures
The board comes in a colorful box with features printed on the front and a bunch of specifications on the back.
Please click on thumbnails to get bigger pictures
With the board you get a bunch of accessories and manuals of course. There’s a variety of manuals included for the different functions on the board. Cable wise you get four SATA, and one IDE cable. You also get the back I/O plate, a crossfire bridge, and a couple of molex to SATA power adapters.
Recent Comments