ASRock X99 Professional Gaming i7 Intel LGA 2011-3 Motherboard Review

The technical data …

Manufacturer ASRock
Name Fatal1ty X99 Professional Gaming i7
Type / Chipset Intel LGA 2011-3 CPU / Intel X99 chipset
Dimensions +++ 13 mm (44 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other mainboard parts – for further information see Fit for Fan. The space to the next bigger heatsink is approx. 24 mm (54 mm radius). The overall size of this ATX motherboard is 305 x 244 mm.
Slots +++++ PCIe 3.0: 3×16, PCIe 2.0: 2×1, 4x DDR4-800 – DDR4-2666, DDR4-3300+ OC, max 128GB RAM
Connectors +++++ 10x SATA3, 1x SATA Express 10 Gb/s (shared), 2x Ultra M.2, 1x serial (optional), 1x PS/2, 1x TPM, 2x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Intel I218V, Intel I211AT), 1x WIFI 2.4/5 GHz IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac up to 433 Mbps, 1x Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II, 1x USB 3.1 Typ-A, 1x USB 3.1 Typ-C, 8x USB 3.0 (2x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 1x USB 2.0 Fatal1ty Mouse Port, 5x USB 2.0 (4x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-Channel Realtek ALC 1150 onboard 7.1 sound with 5x 3.5 mm connectors (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Front out, ext. Rear out, ext. Center/Subwoofer) and 5x fan (5x 4Pin).
VCore +++++ In the VCore BIOS of 0.800 volts up to 2.000 volts and -0.500 to +0.500 offset
Multiplier ++++ In the BIOS from 12x to 120x (maximum multi depending on the CPU)
BCLK ++++ In the BIOS by 96 – 300 MHz
VIO/VDD ++++ DRAM Voltage (DDR4 Voltage) 1.000 to 2.235V, DRAM Activating Power Supply 2.300 to 2.700V, CPU Cache Voltage from 0.800 Volt to 2.000 Volt, -0.500 to +0.500 Offset, CPU Input Voltage 1.200 to 2.300V, -0.600 to +0.4000 Offset, CPU IO Voltage 0.900 to 1.500 Volt, PCH 1.05V Voltage (Chipset) 0.900 to 1.500 Volt, PCH PLL Voltage 1.500 to 1.750 Volt, ME Voltage 0.900 to 1.500 Volt, System Agent Voltage Offset -0.300 to +0.600 Volt, VCCU Voltage Offset -0.500 to +0.500V, Primary Plane Current Limit, Short Duration Power Limit, Long Duration Power Limit and CPU Load Line Calibration from 1 to 5.
Performance* ++++ Benchmark values comparison with different graphics cards and benchmark tools.

SiSoftware Sandra 2013 benchmark values with Intel Core-i7 6900K processor.
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 arithmetic processor performance in Windows 7: 254.16 GOPS
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 multimedia processor performance in Windows 7: 720.56 MPixel/s

3DMark benchmark values with Intel Core-i7 6900K processor
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr gaming 3 GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
3DMark test in Windows 7: Fire Strike 6838, Cloud Gate 30895, Ice Storm 167621

3DMark06 benchmark values with Intel Core-i7-6900K processor.
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr gaming 3 GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
3DMark06 on Windows 7: 32122 3DMarks

Manual and Labeling +++ Well placed, complete motherboard description and good manual with a lot of tips about topics like CPU installation, memory installation, etc.. The manual comes in different languages. In addition a separated Software Setup Guide with UEFI settings is contained.

ASRock Fatal1ty X99 Professional Gaming i7 Layout, Design and Features …